Whether in print or online, Cape Cod Life's August issue brings readers the best and brightest of the Cape in this best and brightest of months. Diane Speare Triant pens our feature about the legacy of beloved environmentalist and writer Thorton W. Burgess on the 100th anniversary of his book Old Mother West Wind. We also delve into the events and offerings at the Nantucket Historical Association, we speak with a landlocked Nantucker who has found success with sailors' valentines, and we find the story behind South Dartmouth's 25-year-old Salt Marsh Pottery.

Elsewhere in the issue, we explore the hidden history of Monomoy Island, the efforts of Slow Food Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard's FARM Institute to bring locally produced food to our plates, and the elegant craftsmanship of Falmouth guitar maker Stephan Connor.

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Cape Cod Home's 2010 Annual Source Book rings in the New Year right with a
look at awe-inspiring home and garden projects throughout the Cape and
Islands. We visit a Manhattan couple's two-acre Nantucket refuge and spend
time at a West Indies-inspired summer in Chilmark with glorious views of
the Atlantic. Architect Steve Hart and M. Duffany Builders craft a
Falmouth home to take full advantage of its surroundings while maintaining
its decidedly New England aesthetics. Sarah Dunbar delightfully recounts
the saga of clearing and planting her garden in Chatham. Lastly, we take a
peek at Kermit and Jeanne Eaton's Chatham cottage, restored to its
original vibrancy through the efforts of architect Ned Collins and Rick
Roy Construction of Harwich.

And to help get you started with your own home and garden projects, take a
look at our 2010 Source Book. This compendium, which features the region's
best in everything from builders to interior designers to financial and
real estate services, is sure to help point you in the right direction.

Please leave us your feedback in the comments sections beneath each story,
or drop us a line at editorial@capecodlife.com.  And here's to a wonderful 2010.

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