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,…

What Is The Upper Cape!

What Is The Upper Cape? As different as sea shells found on their shores are the four towns the Upper Cape comprises. Closest to the Cape Cod Canal, this region includes the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich and Mashpee. What IsThe Upper Cape!……At the Cape’s threshold, providing access via the Bourne, Sagamore and railroad bridges,…