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Cape Cod - Index

Cape Cod - travel_guide_2008 - Index

44 | Monumental Experience
The Pilgrims first landed in the New
World in 1620 at Provincetown, as the
Pilgrim Monument (One High Pole
Hill Rd., Provincetown: 508-487-1310)
so loftily reminds us. The 252-foot stone
tower marked its 100th anniversary last
year. Join the millions who have
climbed the 116 steps to the top for an
incredible view of Provincetown, Cape
Cod Bay and the Cape Cod National
Seashore. If you’re in town during
Thanksgiving weekend, you can catch
the annual lighting of the monument
for the holiday season. A museum at the
base of the monument offers exhibits
about the building of the monument
and Provincetown history. Open 9 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m. daily, April 15 through Oct.
31; weekends only Nov. 1 through Dec.
2. Admission: $7 for adults; $5 for
seniors and students; $3.50 for children
ages 4 to 14. Free admission on Sundays
from 9 a.m. to noon.
45 | On the FARM
An agricultural non-profit organization
located near South Beach, the FARM
Institute (14 Aero Rd., Edgartown; 508-
627-7007) offers many great diversions
from another day at the beach. The
institute offers weeklong “down-onthe-farm”
summer camp sessions for 4to
14-year-olds interested in learning
about livestock, gardening and fiber
arts and crafts. Kids of all ages (and
their parents) will enjoy gathering eggs
and milking goats during Saturday
morning farm chores, and the 7-acre
corn maze is a great place to lose
yourself for an hour or two.
46 | Schooner Sail
Take a sailing trip to yesteryear on the
largest passenger schooner on Cape Cod
waters, the Bay Lady II (20 Berry Lane,
Provincetown; 508-487-9308). Watch
the sun set during a two-hour excursion
into Cape Cod Bay with Captain Bob
Burns and his crew. Depending on the
wind, your sail will take you either
across the bay towards the bluffs of
Corn Hill or around Long Point Light
at the tip of the Cape in the direction of
Wood End Lighthouse. The boat leaves
from MacMillan Pier with several trips
daily, including the sunset sail. Daytime
excursions are $18 for adults and $12 for
children; sunset sails are $24 for adults
and $12 for children. Reservations
required.
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