WELLFLEET — Jake Puffer beckons a group of touring visitors closer, asking if they want to peek inside the ridges of his farm’s oyster hats. Disks dipped in lime, sand, […]
Visual Stories
FROM THE WILD
Beach Plum Bliss
As brandy, liqueur, or cordial, fruit picked now is Cape Cod sunshine at the solstice
Of all the delights that can be made with beach plums — the jam and jelly, sauces, cakes, and tea — for me nothing matches the pure pleasure of beach […]
MEET THE MAKER
A Weaver Makes Her Own Palette
Trading sewing needles for the loom
TRURO — Donna McLaughlin used to think of herself as a quilter. The colorful products of that particular penchant are draped over the couch and hang on the walls of […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Of Flukes and Flukes
Catching big fish, freeing a sea turtle, and getting unhooked
Fishing bounced back in a big way this past week with striped bass and bluefish biting well; many boats had some big catches. As has been the case most of […]
UNDER THE BIG TOP
At Circus Camp, Teamwork, Trust, and Human Pyramids
Payomet’s program will run after school through mid-October
Gabrielle “Teddy” Ment’s passion for circus goes beyond physical skills and performances: “While we are teaching circus skills,” Ment says, “what we really want to impart is the essence of […]
ON THE BEACH
Why in Autumn an Explorer Returns to His Familiar Haunts
It’s not always the fishing an angler remembers most
A good friend of mine is convinced that humankind is composed of three distinct personalities: farmers, explorers, and seekers. According to her theory, exploration is part of each one’s purpose, […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
WHORLY GIG
ON THE WING
One Last Taste
As popular as the Nauset Light is as an Eastham tourist destination, it might have less buzz than the shining sumac nearby — at least while it’s in bloom. The […]
PLAYING THROUGH
The Swinging Sisters Are Good on the Green
A foursome’s fun and fierce style fits the spirit of the Eastham Golf Tournament
EASTHAM — Susan Everett, Carol Aro, Eileen Miller, and Dawn Skiba finished each other’s sentences. This tendency, like their golf games, evolved over their four-decades-long friendship, their strengths and foibles […]
SURFING
The Oldtimers Longboard Classic Turns 50 in the Fog
Surfers brave hurricane-powered waves for a day that’s more ‘goofy’ than competitive
WELLFLEET — Swells from the aftermath of Hurricane Ernesto and an eerie fog mixed with drifting smoke from Canada’s wildfires enveloped White Crest Beach on Aug. 18 as hundreds of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 3 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
A Time of Blessings in Disguise
Where there are challenges, momentum’s not a bad idea
Virgo season is full of blessings in disguise. Mercury transitions into its sign of Virgo midweek, bringing clarity and making goals slightly more attainable, so try to keep your eyes […]
SURFING
The Oldtimers Longboard Classic Turns 50 in the Fog
Surfers brave hurricane-powered waves for a day that’s more ‘goofy’ than competitive
WELLFLEET — Swells from the aftermath of Hurricane Ernesto and an eerie fog mixed with drifting smoke from Canada’s wildfires enveloped White Crest Beach on Aug. 18 as hundreds of […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
Kale by Any Other Name
The search for a seedling’s Portuguese culinary roots
I saw the dark green, somewhat spindly plantlets this past May at Bayberry Gardens in Truro. The hand-lettered sign contained a single word that I’d never seen before — “couves,” […]
MARKET REPORT
Brewster Wool Inspires a Procrastinator’s Return to the Loom
A would-be weaver follows an alpaca down a rabbit hole
A friend had a significant birthday recently, which is to say that one day she turned a decade older than she used to be. By “recently” I mean over two […]
