cape cod

SecondShelters: Find a Sweet Cape Escape with a Charming Home in Cape Cod

By Leah Shafer / July 4, 2016 /

Every June, my family and I rent a cottage in Orleans, Mass., for a week, which is in the heart of Cape Cod. Our place is right on the bay, and we watch the tide ebb and flow from our large front porch. We just returned last week and the temperature was never above 80°. Last summer,…

On Second Shelters: Cape Cod Charisma

By Leah Shafer / June 29, 2015 /

Cape Cod has historic roots in American history, one of the earliest places the Pilgrims settled, later becoming a thriving fishing, whaling, and trading area. But the romantic mythos of the Cape took off during John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, much of which was based out of the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port. JFK gave his…