A Cape Cod Notebook

A quiet nighttime journey to count horseshoe crabs becomes an exploration of Nantucket’s seasonal transformations. From blooming lilacs to shifting shorelines, Mary Bergman reflects on the beauty, fragility, and resilience of coastal life.

In the middle of a snowy Cape Cod winter, a dog, an opossum, and a pair of neighbors create an unforgettable moment of surprise, humor, and connection.

Tom Moroney explores the efforts to protect the herring population on the Cape and the volunteers and infrastructure that make its recovery possible.

Seth Rolbein talks about the plans for the Hyannis Library.

From major-league puffers to trusty vests, Susan Moller breaks down the Cape Codder’s guide to dressing for the most unpredictable season of the year.

Nantucket writer and historian Mary Bergman talks about the sounds of wildlife reemerging signaling the return of spring.

Walk around the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod – cranberries.org says about 11,500 bogs in southeastern Massachusetts – in mid-winter, and it’s quiet. Desolate. Frigid. Filled with life.

Time now for a Cape Cod Notebook. This week, Wellfleet journalist Seth Rolbein talks about four stories form his time on the cape throughout his life.

I hadn’t been out to the South Shore since last December, when weeks of high wind revealed the bones of an ancient shipwreck.

Nantucket historian and writer Mary Bergman speaks on the practice and tradition of scallop harvesting.