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Provincetown Bookshop has autographed copies of new book
Visiting Cape Cod this weekend? The weather may be a bit overcast but that makes it a great day for shopping and curling up with a good book. Just arrived are author signed copies of the new novel, a...
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Provncetown, Cape Cod postcard puts the emphasis on quaint
Vintage chrome postcard. Greeting from Quaint Cape Cod, says the vintage 1960s postcard. So exactly what does quaint mean? Well it depends on which dictionary you consult. In the “Free online...
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Bicycling Provincetown trails to discover true Cape Cod
Provncetown Bicycle trails near Race Point Beach Cape Cod. Built in the 1960’s the bicycle trails on National Park Service lands take you across the sand dunes to the Beech Forest, Province Lands...
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Best Provincetown Books for Summer Reading
Reading some books about Provincetown will get you in the mood for your visit. Whether you are visiting Provincetown for the very first time or returning to Cape Cod for your annual summer visit, there...
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Provincetown and Truro Cape Cod Nude Beaches
Going to the beach on Cape Cod offers so many choices. There are the National Seashore beaches and the various town beaches, but without a beach sticker your options are limited. If you can make your...
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New Provincetown Book inspired by Town Crier history
Provinetown, Cape Cod vintage postcard A rare antique postcard shows two of Provincetown’s early 20th century Town Criers together in one photograph: George W. Ready and Walter T. Smith. George...
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Provincetown Lighthouse at Wood End
Wood End LighthouseProvincetown, Cape CodBy Moonlight These two antique postcards show Wood End Lighthouse in Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod by night and by day. Completed in 1872, joining...
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Provincetown art students painting en plein air
Artists at Work, Provincetown Cape Cod Painting in the open air, (en plein air in French), has been a favorite practice of artists in Provincetown, Massachusetts since Charles Hawthorne (1872- 1930)...
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Provincetown Cape Cod Vacation Season
Board of Trade BuildingProvincetown, Cape Cod Like our facebook fan page and you may be selected to receive a FREE advance cppy! Beautiful beaches, a monument to climb, numerous art galleries and shops...
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Provincetown’s Town Hall vintage postcard pre Meat Rack
The scene in the above antique postcard shows the center of Provincetown, Cape Cod, and its Town Hall. Notice there are no benches in front of Town Hall. They were added mid 20th century. Those benches...
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Long Point Lighthouse Provincetown Fishing Colony
This handsome antique postcard showing Long Point Lighthouse in Provincetown Massachusetts on the tip of Cape Cod shows houses set back beyond a lighthouse keeper’s building and the lighthouse itself....
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Blessing of the Fleet a Provincetown Tradition
The Blessing of the Fleet in Provincetown, that takes place each year on the last Sunday in June, is a tradition that originated in Mediterranean fishing communities. With its large Portuguese...
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HIghland Light Cape Cod’s famous Lighthouse
Standing on the unusual formation called Clay Pounds, one of the largest on the East Coast, the Highland Lighthouse in Truro, Cape Cod was built in 1797 and was the 7th lighthouse to be constructed in...
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Provincetown artists and vacation time
While many folks spend their vacations on Cape Cod, sunbathing on the beach, hiking across the sand dunes, surfing the ocean’s waves, and enjoying the fine restaurants,shops, and inns that are so...
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Boston boat to Provincetown a vacation experience
The above postcard was mailed in 1912, over 100 years ago, and shows the steamship the Dorothy May Bradford, pulling up to the dock in Provincetown harbor on the tip of Cape Cod. At the begiinning of...
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Provincetown inns and guest houses offer quality lodging
Provincetown Cape CodThe Bradford Inn when postcards cost one penny to mail. Inns or what have long been referred to as “Bed n” Breakfasts” and “Guest Houses” enable Cape Cod visitors when staying in...
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Provincetown Cape Cod your heart’s desire
Old Cape Cod That Land of Heart’s Desire by John Chipman Cape Cod is often referred to as “God’s Country” as it is in the poem by John Chipman printed on the above antique postcard. The top...
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Shipwreck on Provincetown sandbars averted
Swedish Freighter the Monica Smith The sandbars off the tip of Cape Cod , even with the Provincetown lighthouses at Race Point, Woods Hole, and Long Point to alert passing ships can be treacherous....
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Provincetown Cape Cod vacation includes art gallery visits
Interior view of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in 1940 The caption on the top of this vintage postcard sent in 1940 says “Provincetown Art Gallery” but those old timers familiar with the...
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Provincetown to Boston ferry come back soon!
Boston Boat Departing from Provincetown, Massachusetts This antique postcard, circa 1900, was not as popular a card as the one tourists arriving from Boston to visit Provincetown. That’s when the...
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