September on Cape Cod offers warm ocean water without the crowds: the Harwich Cranberry Festival, Windmill Weekend in Eastham, Fall Restaurant Week prix fixe menus, and the striper blitz for anglers!
September is the month locals keep for themselves. Now you know. The list:
- Boogie boards and skimboards at Nauset Beach, Orleans. The ocean is at its warmest of the year and the beach is all yours!
- Harwich Cranberry Festival. Berry fun, and the bogs are just turning crimson.
- Windmill Weekend, Eastham. Small-town fun around the oldest windmill on the Cape.
- Schooner Regatta, Provincetown. Tall sails off Long Point. Majestic.
- Fall Restaurant Week, Cape-wide. Prix fixe menus at the Cape's best tables.
- The striper blitz at Nauset and Skaket, Orleans. Fish on: fall migration brings stripers within casting range.
- COASTSWEEP and Public Lands Day. Beach cleanups on Orleans beaches and volunteer day at the National Seashore.
- Sunset kayaks on Town Cove, Orleans. Paddle out; the cove goes glassy in September.
- Truro Vineyards tastings, North Truro. Sip sip.
- Melody Tent concert series finale, Hyannis. Last call under the famous tent before the season closes.
Come have the Cape to yourself! Orleans Holiday House sleeps 10 with a private hot tub, minutes from Nauset and Skaket. Book at www.orleansholidayhouse.com.
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