A Perfect Day in Mashpee – Part 9 of 15

    Established as a “praying village” in 1670, Mashpee is the ancestral home of the Mashpee Wampanoag and headquarters of the modern tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Museum (414 Main St., 508-477-9339) occupies a classic half-Cape built around 1793 adjacent to the Mashpee River and the Herring Run. Outside is a traditional round bark-covered Wampanoag house. Inside,…

A Perfect Day in Harwich – Part 8 of 15

Ruggie’s Breakfast & Lunch (707 Main St., Harwich, 508-432-0625) is a local favorite for omelets and breakfast sandwiches. Just around the corner, the Harwich Historical Society’s Brooks Academy Museum (80 Parallel St., Harwich, 508-432-8089) last year opened the reconstructed Elmer Crowell Barn. Crowell (rhymes with “roll”), who died in 1952, was one of the all-time master…

A Perfect Day in Falmouth – Part 7 of 15

   Falmouth’s triangular Town Green is one of the prettiest on Cape Cod, surrounded by one-time homes of well-to-do merchants and sea captains. Main Street also has some of the Cape’s best clothing shopping, including the home-grown chain Puritan Cape Cod (199 Main St., 508-548-0116) and the chic Maxwell & Co. (200 Main St., 508-540-8752).      …