During the town’s stay-in-place order, Provincetowners have come together by staying apart while still helping one another. The Soup Kitchen in Provincetown (SKIP), which serves amazing food all winter long, has extended its season to at least April 24 because of COVID-19. Volunteers have been cooking and distributing meals (regular or vegan) in to-go boxes at a drive-thru at the Methodist Church from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Forget the groundhog, the sign that February has arrived in Provincetown is the re-opening of The Squealing Pig, which arguably has the best fish & chips in town.
A dragger gets ready to head out to fish, just as the sun rises over Provincetown Harbor.
The first snow of the season falls on dunes at the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Despite the fog, the Pilgrim Monument was lit at exactly 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve, officially bringing Provincetown’s holiday season to light.
Jimmy’s Hideaway is indeed hidden away—it’s down a path off Commercial Street—but the restaurant is ready for the holiday season.
The Schoolhouse Center, at 494 Commercial St., was actually Eastern School from 1844 until 1931. It has since been everything from a community center to an American Legion post and now houses community radio station WOMR-FM, The Schoolhouse Gallery and GAA Gallery.
There’s some working happening in the house in which Rear Admiral Donald MacMillan (1874-1970) lived at 473 Commercial St. in Provincetown. The town’s wharf is named for its most famous resident—McMillan was an arctic explorer, geographer and naturalist who, despite all his travels, lived close to where he was born.
Days may be getting shorter and cooler, but Provincetown is uniquely beautiful in every season.
It’s a sign of the times: artist Steve Kennedy’s new sign, which depicts local fishermen and pays tribute to iconic doryman Eddie Ritter, welcomes those coming into Provincetown by way of Commercial Street/Route 6A. The previous sign, which was more than 15 years old and painted by Frank Milby, faded over the years.
