WELLFLEET — Henrike Hahn likes figuring things out. At the moment, she is figuring out how to repair a small handmade French violin with a broken scroll. The violin, looking […]
Visual Stories
AN ANGLER IN THE KITCHEN
The Art of Smoking Summer Fish
A good brine, gentle smoke, and patience produce Wellfleet’s second-favorite gift from the sea
A lot of people who go into Hatch’s Fish or Mac’s Seafood markets are shocked to discover that the smoked versions of their favorite seafood are $7 to $10 higher […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
One Long Summer of Stripers
And here come the tarpons
We’ve had an up-and-down week fishing-wise. Bluefish were all over the bay early in the week: great catches were coming in from the Pamet to the Shoals, there were big […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Preseason Begins
Soccer, volleyball, and field hockey scrimmages ahead
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School sports returned to the court and fields on Monday as the fall sports season officially got underway. Football held a first practice last Friday. […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Sunny Style
CANDY STRIPERS LIGHTHOUSE TOUR
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 22 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Virgo Season Signals a Chill
Use it to cool late August’s flame-outs
With the transition from Leo into Virgo, you may notice a change in the air. If you’re a townie and are experiencing Augustitis, that familiar, full-on seasonal burnout, now is […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Navigating the Stars of Summer
How to find the Perseids, the Summer Triangle, and the Milky Way
The Perseid meteors are here. Every year at this time, Earth passes through the debris trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle on our way around the Sun. The debris consists mostly of […]
FROM THE LARDER
Beach Day Summer Rolls
A cool, crunchy, herby, satisfying lunch wrapped up in a neat little package
I’ll own that I have a reputation as a high-maintenance beachgoer. All summer long, Christopher heads out to find a spot on the sand between Long Nook and Ballston with […]
FARMERS
Arin Hirst Wants to Share the Land
A grower who welcomes weeds, seeds, and new ways to feed ourselves
ORLEANS — Arin Hirst calls his greens-growing business “Sketchy Greenhouse,” in honor of the formerly dilapidated state of Putnam Farm in Orleans, where he and his friends hung out when […]
ON THE BEACH
The Tale of One Improbable Catch
If you want to catch a fish, you have to put a hook in the water
Casting alongside a couple of other fishermen in Blackfish Creek a few weeks back, I overheard their conversation, an exchange of information about tides, wind direction, baitfish, and time of […]
IN THE OUTFIELD
Firebirds Lose Championship But Still Have Crowd’s Hearts
From the hill at Eldredge Park, a view of the Cape Cod League’s 100th season
[ORLEANS — Before Firebirds baseball games at Eldredge Park, empty lawn chairs and picnic blankets crowd the hill down the first-base line. Many of them have been there since the […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Fall to Braves in Championship
Orleans takes Bourne to the limit in a hard-fought series
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds’ historic Cape Cod Baseball League season ended with defeat in the playoff championship in front of more than 7,000 people at Eldredge Park on Sunday. […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Here Come the Big, Hungry Bluefish
The bass that were too small earlier this summer have grown into the slot
Bluefishing has really heated up this last week, as huge schools of big fish showed up in the bay from the Pamet in Truro to Jeremy Point in Wellfleet. The […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 15 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
