| If you are considering vacationing at
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| | could still refer to the saltbox design.
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| Cape Cod, there are several things should
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| | The home of John Adams had a saltbox
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| know and be aware of. We speak from
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| | addition to it. The house of the left has
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| experience.If you are coming to Cape Cod
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| | a saltbox addition on its right side. The
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| by air, rail, or bus, then you need to
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| | firewood structure in the right image is
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| consider renting a car once you arrive in
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| | the basic saltbox "look", so anytime you
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| Massachusetts. Cape Cod is a long, long
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| | see that basic look on a home, you are
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| sand bar. There are many places to go,
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| | seeing a saltbox house.I don't know if
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| but to be flexible you need reliable
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| | the bridge on the left is the Bass River
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| transportation.We flew into Boston's
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| | Bridge, but it should be. We watched a
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| Logal Airport on an earlier flight than
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| | fly fisherman there as he made cast after
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| expected. We had a Buick Lucern reserved
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| | cast. Peg asked him if he had caught
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| at Alamo. Alamo tried their darnedest to
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| | anything and he said, "Yes. I got five
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| accommodate us. They offered us several
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| | stripahs." The translation for that
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| choices. We decided on a Buick LaCrosse.
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| | comment is that he had caught five
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| Nothing against Alamo, but we were not
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| | "stripers" or rather five striped bass.
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| happy with the LaCrosse and we love
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| | He then landed one for us. It measured 21
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| Buicks. The ride wasn't a Buick ride, the
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| | inches. Seven below the minimum. A
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| trunk was smaller than we are used to,
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| | striped bass needs to be 28 inches to be
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| and the tires or power steering made
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| | legal. The fisherman released the bass
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| strange noises every time we turned left.
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| | back to the river. The New England and
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| Still, however the LaCrosse got us where
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| | Boston accents make you listen more
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| we wanted to go with enough power and
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| | attentatively. Like some of the local
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| comfort.The roads on Cape Cod are
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| | names, they may seem quaint to visitors,
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| generally in good condition, but there is
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| | but the locals just speak that way.Arts
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| a lot of construction always going on. By
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| | and crafts florish on Cape Cod. There are
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| state law any construction site must have
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| | artists that paint, weave, draw, sculpt,
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| a police officer and car with blinking
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| | blow glass and more. A favorite of friend
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| lights onsite. Also, the problem with the
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| | Al is Michael Magyar. Michael's Glass
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| freeway system on the Cape is that you
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| | Studio On Cape Cod is a great place to
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| really have very few landmarks to go by
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| | observe the creative spirit at work. The
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| for directions. Scrub pines flank both
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| | town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, has been
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| sides of the highway. Usually you can't
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| | famous for over one hundred years for its
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| see beyond them, so this means you can
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| | "Sandwich glass". Michael's studio is
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| only see down the road and gives you the
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| | located in East Sandwich. He creates new
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| feeling that you are driving down a
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| | glass objects every day. When we shot the
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| trough. Direction is also a problem. For
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| | photo on the left, Michael was creating a
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| example, you may be on a freeway system
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| | clear version of the glasses in the
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| that calls for you to be driving south,
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| | photograph to the right.Glass artist
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| but you may be going west and then
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| | Michael Magyar has many beautiful glass
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| possibly even north. In addition, each
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| | art objects available for purchase in his
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| town is usually broken down into East,
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| | gift shop above his hot shop studio.
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| West, North, South, and Port. For example
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| | Michael is friendly and his wife runs the
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| you might have West Dennis and
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| | gift shop. Michael learned from the
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| Dennisport, East and West Sandwich,
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| | masters and has worked with Dale Chihuly.
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| Hyannis and Hyannisport . . . the names
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| | He received his Masters in Fine Arts from
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| like that go on and on.Cape Cod cottages
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| | Tulane University. He has many glass art
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| usually have names. We stayed with Al
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| | pieces hanging and setting around his
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| Burrage (friend and guide), who has a
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| | yard. Michael brings a wealth of both
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| home in West Seattle. He owns The
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| | practical and academic experience to his
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| Mainstay, which he rents out during the
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| | work. He welcomes visitors and is open
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| season. Also, cute names abound
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| | year round.Price and fancy surroundings
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| throughout Cape Cod and Massachusetts in
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| | are not always an indicator of great
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| general. The quainter, the better. You
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| | seafood. We found a small, fast-food
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| will see The Jolly Captain, Cranberry
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| | looking establishment called Jerry's
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| Real Estate, Ketch of the Day, Shiver Me
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| | Seafood. The prices were very, very
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| Timbers, Sea Shell Gardens, Breezy
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| | reasonable and the food tasted great. You
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| Knoll.Many cottages have updated fronts,
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| | ordered at the counter from Jerry. Jerry
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| but not neccesarily sides and backs. This
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| | served you and you ate at the plain Jane
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| is partially an attempt to preserve
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| | tables in Jerry's dining room.I liked the
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| original shakes and boards, while
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| | signs in Jerry's windows. One read
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| presenting attractive fronts to visitors
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| | "Caution/Steamers" and the other read
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| from the streets. So, you might see sides
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| | "Danger/Lobsta" amusing us greatly for
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| and backs needing lots of work, and at
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| | both the humor and the accent. I don't
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| the same time you might see excellent
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| | know about dinner, but I would certainly
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| sides and backs quite different from the
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| | eat lunch at Jerry's again.I ordered the
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| front. For example, you might see
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| | lobster roll for lunch. It was served
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| clapboard siding on the front painted
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| | hot. It was the best I had while I was in
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| yellow, and cedar shakes on the sides
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| | Massachusetts . . . and the lowest
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| with only natural preservative. It's just
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| | priced. Peg had the smelt. Peg is a great
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| a local convention. Also, you are going
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| | cook and she had cooked smelt only a
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| to see a lot of shutters, but they are
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| | couple of week before eating at Jerry's.
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| just like most places. They are for
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| | His smelt was as good as her smelt . . .
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| decoration only. They aren't really
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| | maybe better. The six to eight inch fish
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| functional.Local news as well as
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| | of the trout family were golden brown and
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| information on local attractions can be
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| | not overly crisp or overcooked. The white
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| found in the Cape Cod Times, which is
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| | flesh was tender and tasted like . . .
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| available at most grocery stores and
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| | more. Great food at great prices. We
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| convenience stores. There are also two
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| | enjoyed every bite.You will find
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| great coupon books: The Cape Cod and The
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| | beautiful views of small harbors, bogs,
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| Original Cape Cod Fun Book. Both are FREE
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| | inlets, and estuaries. Enjoy them and
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| and can be found all over the cape.You
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| | tell others about Cape Cod . . . We
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| will hear the term saltbox house quite
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| | will.Don Doman is a published author,
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| often. This confuses people because the
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| | video producer, and corporate trainer. He
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| house really has nothing to do with the
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| | owns the business training site Ideas and
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| term. The term saltbox is derived from
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| | Training ( which he says is the home of
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| the antique saltboxes that used to hang
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| | the no-hassle "free preview" for business
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| on kitchen walls. The term really refers
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| | training videos. Don and his wife Peg
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| to an addition built onto an existing
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| | also travel in the Pacific Northwest
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| house, but of course if the house is
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| | writing of their fun and adventures.
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| designed that way in the first place you
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