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07/10/2025

On The Point, we talk about the history of Penikese Island in Buzzard’s Bay and its role in field research and education.

Penikese Island now and in history.

07/09/2025

Find out what's happening in the bird world with Mark Faherty, Science Coordinator at Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bird news with Mark Faherty.

07/09/2025

For the first time in more than 20 years, there has been a confirmed sighting of a great white shark off of Woods Hole. Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin were paddleboarding and taking photos off of Stoney Beach on the 4th of July when Bowles noticed an alarming dorsal fin.

Video of Margaret Bowles courtesy Maddie Cronin

07/08/2025

“People in my demo are told time again that to have a rich life, to add years to your lifespan, one needs to socialize, get out and do things with other people, rub elbows, talk, laugh, maybe dance.”

My fun on the Cape is almost exclusively of the solitary kind. Exploring a new beach, taking my bike on the rail trail and stopping for ice cream at the Pleasant Lake General Store. Or making repairs to my cottage.

07/07/2025

CAI's John Basile talks with singer Ella Mae Dixon about growing up in Wellfleet and making the move to New York, where her career has taken off.

This time on Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with singer Ella Mae Dixon about growing up in Wellfleet and making the move to New York where her career has taken off. They also talk about Dixon's new single, which takes a jazz classic in a new direction.

07/07/2025

Here's what's coming up this week on The Point.

07/04/2025

A local author is back with the second edition of her Cape and Islands ice cream field guide.

07/02/2025

This is at least the fifth time the contract signing has been put off.

Lauren Diggin, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, said “the changing federal landscape” makes finalizing contracts difficult.

06/27/2025

How to Sue the Klan is a short documentary about five black women who win a 1982 civil rights case and hold the Ku Klux Klan accountable for their crimes. We talk with filmmaker John Beder. Later on The Point, we discuss present-day challenges to civil rights and how our community can respond.

We discuss the short documentary How to Sue The Klan, and present day civil rights struggles.

06/26/2025

This summer, the Cape Cod Commission is collecting input on the climate action plan from Eastham residents.

The Cape Cod Commission is helping the town of Eastham develop a climate action plan.

06/26/2025

Need a new summer read? We’ve got a whole stack of recommendations waiting for you in this episode of The Point.

Summer is here and so are our visitors. Jill Erickson and Jayne Iafrate join us with their tourism picks in a number of genres, including travel guides, memoirs, how-to books, and, of course, fiction.

06/26/2025

It was a doozy of a rare bird that turned up in a peculiar place.

Learn more on The Weekly Bird Report.

Last week I covered the Brood XIV 17-year cicadas and the birds that love them, but it turned out the birds weren’t quite done adding to this story.