Cape Cod Museum Trail

The Cape Cod Museum Trail By Mary Moran Talk about convenience, if you are planning a Cape Cod vacation and are interested in history, science and/or art, your new ‘one‐stop shop’ will be on the Cape Cod Museum Trail (link). This new and innovative website was formed in 2014 and gives you an easy way to plan your day trips to all corners of the Cape. The website is an interactive virtual tour of all the museums and is available on any ‘smart phone’, tablet, …

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January & February Guest Room Reviews

1.1 The lights of heaven shined upon us as we basked in the tub, contemplating our future. The we lay in bed and watched Sherlock, gripping each other awaiting the next clue. This is the place where we schemed our future. Where we recommitted to our past and enjoyed our present. – Drey and Mary …

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Irish Stew

Riley’s Irish Stew Recipe This recipe comes to our family from Mary Riley. She was my mother’s mother. When I was a child she and my grandfather lived in the house where my mother was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was a home very much like the Palmer House, with its high ceilings and lovely stair …

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Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe This strawberry banana smoothie recipe uses wonderful fresh fruit and freshly frozen strawberries. I think of it as a recipe that helps any kitchen maintain its efficiency – we only use the exact number of strawberries required, so the rest stay chilled, and because it calls for “very ripe” bananas. If …

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Healthy Veggie Juice Recipe

Healthy Veggie Juice Recipe Makes approximately 32 oz. This Veggie Juice recipe is a great way to get your year off to a healthy start. Ingredients 6 Organic carrots 1 Red bell pepper 1 Orange bell pepper 1 Red apple Bunch of green kale 1 Green apple (Granny Smith) 2 Green bell peppers 1 Cucumber Directions …

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June’s Guest Reviews

6.1 Dear Bill and Pat, Thank you so much for a wonderful surprise for my husband. Our 12th anniversary was spent here an you went above and beyond to make our stay romantic and comfortable. We will be back! Thanks so much, Erin and Tom 6.5 Thank you for a lovely, very special stay at …

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November & December Guest Reviews

11.6 Thank you for a wonderful stay. We’ve never had accommodations with so much good will and hospitality. And you rooms are so well equipped – not lacking for a thing!! Our daughter had a wonderful wedding and we are all appreciative of all the small touches that made it possible. – Bonnie and Jim …

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Christmas Poinsettia Punch

Christmas Poinsettia Punch Recipe Serves 8 Christmas Poinsettia Punch Ingredients: 2 10 oz. packages of frozen raspberries (thawed) 1/2 gallon of pink lemonade 1/4 cup white granulated sugar 1 bottle of Rose Wine 1 2-liter bottle ginger ale Instructions: With a hand blender, blend the first three ingredients and pour through a wire mesh strainer …

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Cape Cod’s First Lighthouse, Highland Light

By Mary Moran Highland Light (Cape Cod Light) Originally settled as “Pamet” in 1646, the town of Truro (name change in 1709) is the second most northerly town on Cape Cod. Adding a third title into the mix, Truro earned the nickname of “Dangerfield” early on, due to the frequent and devastating ship wrecks that occurred off …

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Holidays by the Sea Weekend 2015

Hallamore Clydesdales are Back for Falmouth’s Holidays by the Sea Weekend By Mary Moran Photography by Bill O’Connell Every year in Falmouth, the community gathers to celebrate “Holidays by the Sea,” a fun-filled weekend with festive activities for the whole family to enjoy as the holidays approach. This year, the celebration begins on Friday December 4th. and ends …

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