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Two Eastham Lighthouses Sold for $3.50. One Tower Became the Kitchen.

Two Eastham Lighthouses Sold for $3.50. One Tower Became the Kitchen.

The Three Sisters were retired, auctioned, turned into a cottage off Cable Road, and finally walked back together into the pines. The lighthouse that replaced them came from Chatham.

Arthur Radtke
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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Thirty-five years ago this week, Hurricane Bob came up Buzzards Bay and took the summer with it. We're collecting your stories — and running them next Thursday, with your name on them.

Arthur Radtke
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Santa Comes In by Coast Guard Boat. Hallmark Noticed.

Santa Comes In by Coast Guard Boat. Hallmark Noticed.

Chatham is on Hallmark's list of twenty-five Christmas towns — the only one in Massachusetts. Voting closes September 4, and there are two things about how it works you should know before you click.

Arthur Radtke
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The Stake They Left Behind

The Stake They Left Behind

Thirty years ago they dragged two lighthouses back from the edge. One of the estimates they made lands right about now.

Arthur Radtke
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Tip O'Neill Said They Hung Him in Effigy in Truro

Tip O'Neill Said They Hung Him in Effigy in Truro

Sixty-five years ago, much of the Lower and Outer Cape fought like hell over the park it now can't imagine living without.

Arthur Radtke
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The Sandbar Was Empty When Your Parents Swam Here

The Sandbar Was Empty When Your Parents Swam Here

What came back to it changed the water off Chatham for good — and brought something with it.

Arthur Radtke
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Chatham's Big Day: A 9 O'Clock Parade, Strawberry Shortcake, and JAWS After Dark

Chatham's Big Day: A 9 O'Clock Parade, Strawberry Shortcake, and JAWS After Dark

One of the oldest parades in the country, fireworks two nights early, and a tow truck idling on Main Street before dawn. Here's how to do it like you live here.

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Seventeen Thousand Pairs of Terns

Seventeen Thousand Pairs of Terns

Why Monomoy is a serious stop on the Atlantic Flyway, not just a pretty walk.

Arthur Radtke
Your inside access to the Lower Cape — Brewster to Provincetown.

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Your inside access to the Lower Cape — Brewster to Provincetown.

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