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Forty-Eight Years of Carnival Themes

Forty-Eight Years of Carnival Themes

From a one-night party in 1978 to a disco under the sea this afternoon — including the eleven straight years Provincetown didn't bother naming one at all.

Arthur Radtke
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There's a Federal No-Go Zone in Cape Cod Bay, and Almost Nobody Out Here Knows It

There's a Federal No-Go Zone in Cape Cod Bay, and Almost Nobody Out Here Knows It

A bomb squad blew something up in Orleans on Tuesday. The reason it was sitting on the beach involves a Liberty ship they shot at for years, an artillery range along the Wellfleet cliffs, and a thousand-yard circle of water you are still not legally allowed to enter.

Arthur Radtke
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A Ton of Onion Rings a Week

A Ton of Onion Rings a Week

Arnold's is in its fiftieth season. The line out the door is not the problem — it's the whole business model. And there are maybe three weeks left to stand in it.

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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I Never Saw Them Open a Book

I Never Saw Them Open a Book

Sixteen years, five hundred people a day, and a traffic light at the door. This is the first August without it.

Arthur Radtke
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Two Dollars and One Cent

Two Dollars and One Cent

What a small ice-cream order costs at six stops from Orleans to Wellfleet. Same Cape, $2.01 apart.

Arthur Radtke
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Watergate, Explained in a One-Room Schoolhouse

Watergate, Explained in a One-Room Schoolhouse

August 20, seven o'clock, Schoolhouse Road. Eastham apparently had a connection.

Arthur Radtke
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The Gates Under Chequessett Neck Are Not Open Yet

The Gates Under Chequessett Neck Are Not Open Yet

The valve is installed. Nobody has turned it. Here's what happens when they do.

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The Shoreline Doesn't Care About Town Lines

The Shoreline Doesn't Care About Town Lines

Forty-four parcels were studied. Six made the list. All six are in Brewster.

Arthur Radtke
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The Quiet Art of the Cape Cod Picnic

The Quiet Art of the Cape Cod Picnic

Good spots, honest logistics, and where to grab food on the way — Brewster to Provincetown

Arthur Radtke
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Everyone Else Already Has a Boat Plan

Everyone Else Already Has a Boat Plan

At six a.m. at Rock Harbor, it shows. Here's how to get one.

Arthur Radtke
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Where to Bring the Blanket This Week

Where to Bring the Blanket This Week

Verified bandstands, honest schedules, and the layer you'll wish you'd packed.