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Explore hundreds of locally researched guides designed to help you experience the very best of Cape Cod. From hidden beaches and family adventures to local dining, seasonal events, homeownership, and insider tips, every guide is written to help you plan with confidence.
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Cape Cod Pursuits
Discover the best tide pooling spots on Cape Cod — from Barnstable Harbor to Wellfleet's Lieutenant Island. Find horseshoe crabs, hermit crabs, moon snails, and more. Tips on gear, tide charts, and rules for responsible exploring.
Cape Cod Pursuits · Barnstable
The Cotuit Kettleers are the winningest team in Cape Cod Baseball League history. A guide to games at Lowell Park, the league, and a Cotuit day.
Cape Cod Pursuits · Bourne
Plan your Cape Cod Canal fishing trip: striped bass, bluefish, tides, access points, tackle, and seasonal tips from a knowledgeable local guide.
Cape Cod Pursuits · Chatham
How to see Chatham's grey seal colony: best beaches and boat tours, when to go, responsible-viewing rules, and the Shark Smart safety you need to know.
Cape Cod Pursuits
The Bourne Braves at Doran Park are the most accessible Cape Cod Baseball League team, right by the bridges. A guide to games and pairing with the canal.
Cape Cod Pursuits
The Y-D Red Sox are the Cape League's modern powerhouse. A guide to catching a free game at Red Wilson Field and pairing it with a Mid-Cape day.
Cape Cod Pursuits · Sandwich
A guide to the Wareham Gatemen at Clem Spillane Field: the Cape Cod Baseball League's gateway team, how to catch a free game, and pairing it with the canal.
Cape Cod Pursuits
Stripers and blues blitz Cape Cod's outer beaches from September through November. Where to go, how to read the run, gear notes, and access basics for fall surf fishing.
Cape Cod Pursuits
The complete guide to Cape Cod fishing charters — striped bass, bluefin tuna, fluke, and bluefish — organized by species, departure port, and charter type so you book the right trip.
Cape Cod Pursuits
Everything you need to know about clamming and quahogging on Cape Cod — shellfish licenses by town, the best flats for quahogs and steamers, tide timing, gear, and what to cook when you get home.
Cape Cod Pursuits
A local's guide to the best public golf courses on Cape Cod — Captains in Brewster, Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds, Dennis Pines, Sandwich Hollows, and more — with booking tips and why September is the value season.
Cape Cod Pursuits
A local's ranked guide to Cape Cod's best public golf courses, with approximate green fees, who each is for, and the smartest times to play for value.
Cape Cod Pursuits
Cape Cod is one of the East Coast's premier birding destinations — a hooked peninsula on the Atlantic Flyway surrounded by salt marsh, tidal flat, freshwater pond, and pine barrens. Here's where to go, what to look for, and when to visit.
Cape Cod Pursuits
The Orleans Firebirds play at Eldredge Park, the Cape League's most scenic setting. A guide to games, the hillside amphitheater, and an Outer Cape day.
Cape Cod Pursuits
Cape Cod photography spots ranked by season and light direction — from Race Point sunrise to Rock Harbor sunset, with tide tips, hidden gems, and the specific logistics locals use to plan a great shoot.
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