tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56174951099399483102012-01-21T15:05:57.080-05:00CAPE COD CURRENT BUZZDon B., Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145908681338934110noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617495109939948310.post-51926642036030035872012-01-21T14:53:00.000-05:002012-01-21T14:53:27.112-05:00<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lighthouse_chatham.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://capecodcurrent.com">CAPE COD CURRENT</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>News, Weather and Opinion.<br /><br />The Latest LOCAL Cape Cod Information. </b><br /><b>=======================================================================</b><br /><p><b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Cod_Landsat_7.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space. " height="176" provinc...="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Cape_Cod_Landsat_7.jpg/300px-Cape_Cod_Landsat_7.jpg" style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="200" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;"> (Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Cod_Landsat_7.jpg">Wikipedia)</a></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Shape of the Cape</b></div><a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.6888888889,-70.2969444444&spn=1.0,1.0&q=41.6888888889,-70.2969444444%20%28Cape%20Cod%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a> is shaped roughly like the arm of someone flexing a bicep. It is divided into four regions from west to east or from the "shoulder" to the "hand": the Upper Cape, the Mid Cape, the Lower Cape and the <br />Outer Cape. Each region is made up of towns and most towns include several villages. <br />To the north of the Cape, enclosed by the arm to the south and east and by the mainland to the west, is Cape Cod Bay. To the south, between the Cape and the islands of Nantucket and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.4,-70.6166666667&spn=0.1,0.1&q=41.4,-70.6166666667%20%28Martha%27s%20Vineyard%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Martha's Vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a>, is <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.3333333333,-70.2494444444&spn=1.0,1.0&q=41.3333333333,-70.2494444444%20%28Nantucket%20Sound%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Nantucket Sound">Nantucket Sound</a>. To the southwest is <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.5666666667,-70.7666666667&spn=0.1,0.1&q=41.5666666667,-70.7666666667%20%28Buzzards%20Bay%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Buzzards Bay">Buzzards Bay</a> and to the east is the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=0.0,-30.0&spn=0.1,0.1&q=0.0,-30.0%20%28Atlantic%20Ocean%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>. Thanks to its low and sandy profile, the Cape has countless inland <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh" rel="wikipedia" title="Marsh">marshes</a>, rivers and ponds, many of which are great for swimming, canoeing and fishing.<br /><br /><p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cape Cod's Famous Landmarks and Historic Places:</b></div><ul><div class="zemanta-img zemanta-action-dragged" style="display: block; float: right; margin: 1em; width: 204px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PilgrimMonumentbasrelief.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pilgrim Monument and Bas Relief as viewed from..." height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ac/PilgrimMonumentbasrelief.jpg/300px-PilgrimMonumentbasrelief.jpg" style="border: medium none; display: block;" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PilgrimMonumentbasrelief.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div></div><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/CapeCodMA/pointsOfInterest/NationalSeashoreinCapeCodMA.cfm" style="text-decoration: underline;">Cape Cod National Seashore</a> </li><li>Heritage Museum and Gardens (Sandwich) </li><li><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" rel="wikipedia" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy Museum</a> (Hyannis) </li><li>Pilgrim Hall Museum (Plymouth) </li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/CapeCodMA/pointsOfInterest/PilgrimMonumentProvincetownMuseuminProvincetownMA.cfm" style="text-decoration: underline;">Provincetown Museum</a> (Provincetown) </li><li><a href="http://capecodroute6a.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;">Historic Route 6A </a></li><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Cod_Bourne_Bridge_and_Railroad_Bridge.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal, wit..." height="160" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cape_Cod_Bourne_Bridge_and_Railroad_Bridge.jpg/300px-Cape_Cod_Bourne_Bridge_and_Railroad_Bridge.jpg" style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="200" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Cod_Bourne_Bridge_and_Railroad_Bridge.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cape Cod Canal</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><li>Aptucxet Trading Post Museum (Bourne)</li></ul><div class="zemanta-related"><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0pt 0pt;"> </h6><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0pt 0pt;"> </h6><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0pt 0pt;"> </h6><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0pt 0pt;"> </h6><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0pt 0pt;"> </h6><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0pt 0pt;">Related articles by Zemanta</h6><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012531612_apusmayflowermonument.html?syndication=rss" rel="nofollow">Century-old tower marks Mayflower's first landing</a> (seattletimes.nwsource.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/831992--delightful-cape-cod-adventures" rel="nofollow">Delightful Cape Cod adventures</a> (thestar.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://r.zemanta.com/?u=http%3A//www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/northamerica/usa/newengland/7846889/Cape-Cod-a-Cape-for-all-seasons.html&a=19798199&rid=96207986-b749-451f-9221-c9e483936415&e=eca3c8b170340462a0c4e60ca74705d9" rel="nofollow">Cape Cod: a Cape for all seasons</a> (telegraph.co.uk)</li></ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=96207986-b749-451f-9221-c9e483936415" style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="defer" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5617495109939948310-5192664203603003587?l=capecodfyi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Don B., Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145908681338934110noreply@blogger.com