They’re here! After spending the winter offshore, squid arrive when the waters around Cape Cod begin to warm up. They come to spawn, with activity peaking from late April until […]
Visual Stories
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Recreational Boaters and the Unforgiving Sea
On the Outer Cape, when we’re on shore we’re already 25 miles out
This past week we all got a grim reminder of how unforgiving the sea can be, particularly with a small craft taken far offshore. A 17-foot boat was found upside-down […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
‘What’s That Planet Over There?’
There’s an app for that
“How did you know that’s where you’d find Saturn? How did you know the Moon would be right there? How did you know that was the North Star?” These “how […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Kiperman Scores 5 in Lacrosse Win
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Warriors girls lacrosse team provided a highlight in a quiet April vacation week with a 14-12 road win over Cape Cod Academy in Osterville on Thursday. […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Lula at the Banquet of Life
A pig who loves a party is also an artist’s muse
Lula the Pig said she would buy the flowers herself. “We’re having a party,” she said in a startlingly deep voice, one you might expect from a bear rather than […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 25 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
It’s a Planetary Spring Stomp
Line up and dance on through it
Are you starting to feel a little dizzy? Between the ongoing Mercury retrograde in Taurus and the beginning of Pluto going retrograde in Aquarius on May 2, who isn’t? Here […]
ON THE BEACH
In Praise of the Single Barbless Hook
When fewer fish are keepers, using the right lure matters more
The last time I used anything more than a single hook while fishing was a memorable mid-September day in 1978, when an enormous school of 15-pound bluefish cornered an even […]
FROM THE LARDER
Subtle and Ethereal Homemade Ricotta
Make it once and you’ll understand why it’s worth the trip
It’s the end of our stay in my other hometown. We fill the car with our suitcases plus all our Mardi Gras accoutrements, including wigs, hats, a sequined dress, and […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
On Pine Needle Paths
In the canopy, and on the ground, pine needles blanket our world
WELLFLEET — Moving down the path that runs along the southern edge of Dyer Pond, I felt the cold northeast air move over the pond and chill my windward side. […]
ON THE COURT
Mock Trial Team Plays the Plaintiff in Boston
They lost by one point, but competing in a federal courthouse was a win
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School mock trial team is officially among the eight best high school teams in the state this year. On March 8, the team traveled […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Lula at the Banquet of Life
A pig who loves a party is also an artist’s muse
Lula the Pig said she would buy the flowers herself. “We’re having a party,” she said in a startlingly deep voice, one you might expect from a bear rather than […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Original Washashores of Provincetown and Eastham
Being marooned is one sure way to become an Outer Cape character
Swashbuckling pirates and mooncussing scoundrels, real or fictional, have long been characters in the Cape Cod story. So, too, have castaways, washed ashore after a shipwreck, or put ashore, as […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Circle Hooks Supported by Study on Why Catch-and-Release Fish Die
The stripers have reached Rhode Island, and the tautogs are here now
The northern fringe of the striped bass migration reached Rhode Island this past week, and if we continue to get this unseasonably warm weather the bass could be in our […]
