Full Description
Discover what the Pilgrims missed when they moved to Plymouth after landing on Cape Cod. Explore the numerous bays, ponds, harbors, marshes, and tidal creeks of this New England treasure. In the expanded second edition of this classic book, author David Weintraub adds kayaking adventure off Martha Vineyard's shores. From one-hour trips to all-day excursions, kayakers of every skill level will find a route to explore.Trip descriptions, maps, launch sites, and driving directions, plus nearby historical and scenic attractions: this book is a must-have guide to the solitude and beauty of these regions.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard
Using This Guidebook
Where to Get More Information
PART I: CAPE COD
Chapter 1: Barnstable
Trip 1—Barnstable Harbor to Sandy Neck
Trip 2—Cotuit, West, and North Bays
Chapter 2: Bourne
Trip 3—Bassetts Island
Chapter 3: Brewster
Trip 4—Cliff and Little Cliff Ponds
Trip 5—Walkers Pond and Upper Millpond
Chapter 4: Chatham
Trip 6—Fish Pier to Crows Pond
Trip 7—Oyster Pond to Little Mill Pond
Chapter 5: Dennis
Trip 8—Sesuit Harbor to Quivett Creek
Chapter 6: Eastham
Trip 9—Great Pond
Trip 10—Nauset Marsh
Chapter 7: Falmouth
Trip 11—Waquoit Bay and Washburn Island
Chapter 8: Harwich
Trip 12—Herring River
Trip 13—Long Pond
Chapter 9: Mashpee
Trip 14—Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds
Trip 15—Popponesset Bay and the Mashpee River
Chapter 10: Orleans
Trip 16—Little Pleasant Bay
Trip 17—Town Cove to Nauset Beach
Chapter 11: Provincetown
Trip 18—Provincetown Harbor and Long Point
Chapter 12: Sandwich
Trip 19—Scorton Creek
Chapter 13: Truro
Trip 20—Pamet River and Harbor
Chapter 14: Wellfleet
Trip 21—Duck Creek
Trip 22—Great Island
Trip 23—Gull, Higgins, and Williams Ponds
Trip 24—Lieutenant Island and Blackfish Creek
Chapter 15: Yarmouth
Trip 25—Lewis Bay and Great Island
PART II: MARTHA'S VINEYARD
Chapter 16: Martha's Vineyard
Trip 26—Cape Poge Bay
Trip 27—Edgartown Great Pond
Trip 28—Katama Bay
Trip 29—Sengekontacket Pond
Trip 30—Tisbury Great Pond
Appendix 1—Selected Reading
Appendix 2—Information Sources
Index
