A Cape Cod Notebook

On Another Shore 23.06.2026 2:47 ↓

After a long winter on Cape Cod, Mary Bergman laces up her boots and heads to Portugal's rugged Atlantic coast to hike the Fisherman's Trail. She travels through the last stretch of undeveloped coastline in Europe, where ancient cliffs, turquoise water, and fearless local fishermen offer a world apart from home.

What does America see? 16.06.2026 3:14 ↓

A dog's unblinking vigil at a Cape Cod window becomes a quiet reflection on attention, perception, and all the things just outside the frame of human awareness.

The People’s Stop on the Hydrangea Tour 09.06.2026 4:00 ↓

From hydrangea fun facts to backyard storytelling, Tom Moroney shares a charming and humorous vision of what he calls “The People’s Stop” on the festival tour.

The mysterious bottleneck 02.06.2026 3:40 ↓

One of many mysteries that attends living on Cape Cod manifests in an unlikely location: Route 6, Harwich, around what most people still call Exit 10 at Route 124, now officially Exit 82.

Waiting for the Lilacs 26.05.2026 2:51 ↓

A quiet nighttime journey to count horseshoe crabs becomes an exploration of Nantucket’s seasonal transformations. From blooming lilacs to shifting shorelines, Mary Bergman reflects on the beauty, fragility, and resilience of coastal life.

Frozen in Place 19.05.2026 4:05 ↓

In the middle of a snowy Cape Cod winter, a dog, an opossum, and a pair of neighbors create an unforgettable moment of surprise, humor, and connection.

The Herring Sentry 12.05.2026 4:13 ↓

Tom Moroney explores the efforts to protect the herring population on the Cape and the volunteers and infrastructure that make its recovery possible.

April Sounds 21.04.2026 2:51 ↓

Nantucket writer and historian Mary Bergman talks about the sounds of wildlife reemerging signaling the return of spring.

For the Love of Cranberry Bogs 14.04.2026 4:08 ↓

Walk around the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod – cranberries.org says about 11,500 bogs in southeastern Massachusetts – in mid-winter, and it’s quiet. Desolate. Frigid. Filled with life.

The bay scallopers leave in the dark these days 17.03.2026 3:26 ↓

Nantucket historian and writer Mary Bergman speaks on the practice and tradition of scallop harvesting.

My Stone Walls 10.03.2026 3:36 ↓

Building a stone wall

You Can't Have Light Without a Dark to Stick It In 25.02.2026 4:09 ↓

Darkness

Walking into the unknown 17.02.2026 2:50 ↓

Trespassers

Garage or snowy driveway? Cape Codders decide. 10.02.2026 3:59 ↓

S’no garage for me….

A tale of an 18th Century abolitionist from Cape Cod 03.02.2026 3:25 ↓

Jonathan Walker, slave stealer

Walking a grand Cape Cod beach 27.01.2026 3:51 ↓

Standing at the Edge of the World

Gone 'Nantucket Native' 20.01.2026 3:12 ↓

I spent many years as an objective observer of this place. An academic, a historian, a researcher. On my better days, an anthropologist or some kind of gonzo documentarian, snapping pictures and recording my observations on the yellow legal pads I took everywhere, even the beach.

Yes, I have sand in the car. So what? 13.01.2026 3:25 ↓

If you live on Cape Cod, you likely have sand in your car. And if you live on Cape Cod and don’t have sand in your car, I might question if you are really living life to its fullest.

Storing Cape Cod's history 06.01.2026 3:24 ↓

A repository of Cape Cod artifacts