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Glenn M. Faria, Michael Patrick Destinations & Communications
in ‘America’s #1 Arts Destination’*
Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA January 2001—If
ever there was a place to retreat from the hustle and bustle
of the day to day, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is the place. In
its 15 towns and scores of villages, visitors find respite from
the The Cape’s quiet seasons—from January through June—are perfect times for a visit. Lodging rates are a fraction of those of high season, shopkeepers are offering their best prices of the year, the air is redolent of oak and maple fires and laying claim to a deserted beach is a cinch. And even our two bridges bid welcome with its wide-open lanes and breathtaking views along the bustling Cape Cod Canal. Cape Cod—Open for the Season!  Our quiet seasons are perfect times for
romance. Winter lovers return to carefree childhood days when
beach races and spilling down the dunes were magical moments,
to be remembered forever. Lay claim to a beach of your own, strolling
hand in hand, braving the sea breezes and bundling up ever so
Art galleries line our streets and byways,
museums provide insights into the Cape’s—and America’s—historical,
geographical and cultural roots. For serious golfers, it’s always
time to play a round—or two. Winter and spring golfers visiting
Cape Cod need not be obsessive-compulsive to fancy Cape Cod soft adventure is not necessarily
for softies. With rail trails and bike paths all around the Cape,
winter and spring visitors can work up a lather Cape Cod’s fragile environment deserves
special attention. The interplay of Cape flora, fauna and man
are here in a near-perfect balance. Visitors to the Cape’s
marshes, moors and heath—traversed by hiking or woodland
trails—will revel in the Cape’s natural beauty, which
is revealed a new sans its The quiet season Cape lends itself to photographs, paintbrush or memory. Its ethereal light and purity of its sandy shores must be experienced. Cape Cod embraces—then will not let you go. The land and sea reign supreme. We welcome, rather than gripe about morning fogs or occasional snow blanket. The Cape brings happy winter and joyous spring days of renewal into unison with the rhythms of our surrounding sea. During these seasons of reflection, visitors will find a more grateful way of living here, for every day along the Cape’s nurturing crescent renews and refreshes the body and the spirit—these are the ingredients lifelong memories.
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mundane. And rather
than roll up the bridges, sidewalks and restaurants, we really
roll out the red carpet once autumn turns its winter and spring
cheeks. Savvy travelers already know that Cape Cod, the ultimate
summer destination, provides no shortage of winter and spring
activities—and tremendous value.
close. Hustle back to your country
inn, where a crackling fire, afternoon tea and warm cookies await,
precursors to a shore dinner or from-the-boat-fresh lobster at
one of the Cape’s dozens of fine restaurants. Then stroll
our seemingly endless shoreline, breathing rhythmically in unison
with the breaking waves. Watch sunsets or moon rises in each
other’s arms. Pop the question, tie the knot, renew your
vows, say you’re sorry. Cape Cod—the perfect destination
for romance.
Provincetown
Art Association & Museum celebrates its second century
as the nation’s oldest art colony. Our Cape light has drawn
artists for nearly two centuries. Hear our Native American neighbors
speak of centuries-old traditions and of their ancestors’
way of life, arts and language. Children will thrill to nature
programs and turn-of-the-century jam kitchen at Thornton W.
Burgess Society in Sandwich.
Hear our Cape Symphony Orchestra, take in a theatrical
performance at one of our theaters—The Academy of Performing
Arts, Harwich Junior Theater, Chatham Drama Guild, Provincetown
Rep Theater or Woods Hole Theatre Company.
The Cape & Islands Chamber Music Festival features
Cape-wide, year-round performances. Celebrate Cape Cod’s
four centuries of architecture and endless miles of stone walls
either by visiting our plethora of historic homesteads and societies
or by taking a leisurely drive along Route 6A, the Old King’s
Highway—the nation’s largest historic district,
covering 70 miles and 380 years of American history and architecture.
Heritage Cape Cod promotes the Cape’s history through
Maritime Days,
Heritage Week, historic house tours, reenactments, costumed
village tours, theater productions and special events. Boch
Center for the Performing Arts is developing the Cape’s
first year-round professional performing arts venue, presenting
outstanding concerts by professional and community performing
artists.
playing a full 18 holes—even in January. Cape Cod, blessed
with a temperate climate and temperatures at least ten degrees
warmer than the mainland (January’s mean temperature is
37° F), is ranked in Golf Digest’s ‘top
ten’ U.S. golf destinations. The Cape is home to 33 public
and 13 private golf courses—the country’s fourth highest
per capita. Here, winter golf is not just for stoics.
And golfers could play on a different course every single day
for more than a month without ever leaving the peninsula. No
waiting for tee times, either. Golf Cape Cod, a true golfer’s
heaven.
while
getting acquainted with the Cape—its flora and fauna, Canal,
dunes, trails, villages and bowered byways. Hikers can experience
the Cape’s “outback”—thousands of acres of
unsullied terrain, much of which has never been trodden by humans—and
where they may well be the only “intruders.” Die-hard
windsurfers ply their craft at several Cape beaches during both
winter and spring—to the abject ‘horror’ of their
audiences. Active visitors will find unique places to play and
exercise year round—and all within sight of our shifting
sands, stunning natural beauty and less than a few minutes’
drive from something else to do, somewhere to shop or a wonderful
seafood meal.
summer and autumn foliage. Birds’ nests, secret ponds and
springs, tidal flats and barrier beaches await your discovery.
Brewster’s Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is
a great place to start such a sojourn. Marsh walks and interactive
exhibits tell the Cape’s story—in a fun way. Kayak
or canoe one of the Cape’s 365 kettle ponds, walk our more
than 559.6 miles of shoreline or even fish our beaches all year
long. Cape Cod National Seashore—27,000 benevolent
acres set aside in 1961and stretching from Monomoy island off
Chatham to Race Point in Provincetown—provides another perspective
on the Cape. And, in winter and spring, before summer crowds
arrive, it is a hallowed place. Interesting, informative and
instructional ranger-led walks and excursions are available year-round.
shacks
and local wildlife. Running all year with a minimum passenger
load, such tours provide very different perspectives of Provincetown
and the entire Seashore’s ecosystem. Winter seal
watches are a popular excursion and, in April, whales—those
lovable leviathans—return to their perennial feeding grounds
off Cape Cod, signaling the onset of whale watching season. Such
excursions depart from several Cape locations.
Cape
Cod is eminently accessible, too—an hour from Boston and
Providence, less than three hours from Hartford/Springfield and
New Haven and an exhilarating one-hour 
