One of the interesting free tours you can take when you stay with us this season! Biologist, educator and writer Dennis Minsky will lead an exploration of the diverse plants and animals on Old Colony Nature Pathway (which the Cape Cod railroad once ran through), Whistle Path Woods, Fox Run and Dwyer Family Woodlands, many of which change with the season. See nature in action while learning about birds, blooming swamp azaleas and the unique Atlantic White Cedar Swamp at Fox Run.
There’s nothing better than being picked up at the John Bennett courtesy dock at MacMillan Pier for a day on the sea.
Lewis Brothers’ homemade ice cream at 310 Commercial St. is a must-stop for many Provincetown visitors. What’s your favorite flavor?
Diver-lobsterman Michael Packard was sucked into a juvenile humpback whale’s mouth, and talks about it as a survival story as he straddles its likeness at the Provincetown Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday.
Flags are flying as the town readies for the 74th annual Portuguese Festival. Though there won’t be a parade, celebrations begin on Thursday and the Blessing of the Fleet is set for Sunday.
A seasonal staple since 1944, the Old Colony Tap at 323 Commercial St. reopened on Saturday after being closed for all of 2020. The cash-only dive bar, decorated by fishermen, hasn’t changed since the Enos family purchased it in 1954.
Splashing waves, a colorful muted sunset: there’s nothing like outdoor dining at Fanizzi’s Restaurant at 539 Commercial St.
Warm spring weather has it looking like summer on Provincetown’s bay beaches.
In preparation for Memorial Day, a few restaurants reopen each week. Patio at 328 Commercial, right in the center of Provincetown, is the perfect place for people-watching.
Outer Cape Tours guide Dennis Minsky is perfectly suited to lead his ecological-based walks, Railway to a Unique Ecosystem and Bay Creatures Great and Small. A biologist and Provincetown resident since 1968, Dennis began his career as a Cape Cod National Seashore field biologist in 1974, when he helped start a seabird nesting protection program. In 1985 he created an environmental studies program for middle schoolers that emphasized the Hudson River ecosystem, a program he continued for 20 years. Minsky has been a naturalist for the Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch and the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies since 1995, educating people about whales and the ocean’s ecosystem. He is an expert birder, a member of the town’s conservation commission and a regular columnist for the Provincetown Independent.
