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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Day Tripping - A Spooky Stroll

Ax murderers! Arsonists! This Day Trip Takes A spin through Vineyard Haven's fascinating spirit world

Here on Martha's Vineyard, the ghosts of Edgartown have whaling captains' pedigrees. Down the road, ... Full Story

Creative Hands and Minds - art without boundaries

Creativity flourishes for all at Featherstone Center for the Arts.

WATCHED OVER BY SOME COWS ON AN ADJACENT farm, the wood-shingled studios, classrooms, and workshops ... Full Story

Lifes View - a visit with cynthia riggs

Thirteenth-generation islander Cynthia Riggs is a mystery writer. She also runs a bed-and-breakfast in her West Tisbury home, which has been in her family since it was built in the 1700s. She calls the island the perfect place to live. Since each of the six towns has its own personality, she says, there is little reason to leave the island. Her first book was written when she was 68. Here, she talks about her eclectic background, her writing, and her unusual lawn ornament.

Mindy Todd: You have an intriguing past--writing for the National Geographic Society and Smithsonian ... Full Story

Great Outdoors - island alpaca company

An exotic fleece-bearing cousin of the camel

BARBARA RONCHETTI USED TO START HER DAYS with conversation--phone calls, meetings, e-mail. Quiet tim ... Full Story

Pages of History - Captain Outrageous

Already the subject of a book by Polly Burroughs, colorful 19th-century schooner captain Zebulon Tilton is the focus of a local production company's brand-new documentary.

"I sailed with Zeb quite a few times and it was always a memorable experience." -- James Cagney ... Full Story