Cape Cod

::In housing, a Cape Cod is a specific style of house; see Cape Cod (house).

Tourism

Although Cape Cod is inhabited all year round, it experiences a tourist explosion each summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day, as the New England cold gives way to a brief but comfortable summer. Many businesses are specifically targeted to the visitors, and close during the "off season" (roughly 8-9 months per year.) Some particularly well known Cape products and industries include cranberries, shellfish (particularly oysters and clams) and lobstering.

Related Topics:
Memorial Day - Labor Day - New England - Cranberries - Shellfish - Oysters - Lobstering

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Provincetown, at the tip Cape Cod, also berths several whale watching fleets. Most fleets guarantee a whale sighting, and one is the only federally certified operation qualified to rescue whales. Most motels in and around Cape Cod provide coupons that offer discounts on the whale watching trips.

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