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In this year’s Best of Brewster magazine, we are bragging about the many activities and special events that take place in Brewster throughout the year! Our Calendar of Events will introduce you to some of the many activities taking place, and the companion page of business information that includes QR codes, will make it easy for you to learn more about what more those businesses are offering! Have fun planning what you will be doing! We’re also bringing you information about “recycling” recycling! Meg Morris, chairperson of Brewster’s newly named Waste Reduction and Recycling Commission presents a list of new “R’s” leading up to “recycling”. It’s interesting, and easy to consider adding to your routine! You’ll meet Sharon Tennstedt, our 2025 Person of the Year. She has a fascinating background and is a dedicated volunteer for many Cape Cod organizations including the Town of Brewster. Also meet the 2025 Small Business Excellence Award winner Brewster Book Store and learn how the store changed hands to Jessica Devin and Sue O’Malley in 2021. Finally, we have updated our map! You will notice a new water drop icon in several locations: this is where new water stations have been installed. So, when you are out and about, make sure you have your water bottle with you so you can fill up! Whether you are a year-round or part-time resident, or are here for vacation, Brewster has a lot to offer, and we invite you to take advantage of it all! Enjoy Brewster!
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Table of Contents 2025 Calendar of Events................................5 Membership Directory...................................8 Celebrate Brewster in Bloom 2026!...............9 On the Water in Brewster.............................20 Walking and Hiking......................................21 Biking on the Cape Cod Rail Trail................22 Beaches & Tide Chart..................................23 Brewster Map..........................................24-25 2024 Small Business Excellence Award.......30 Still Just Recycling?......................................32 Brewster Historic Sites..................................34 Leaders’ Circle Members.............................36 2025 – 26 Cover Artist Liz Perry...................37 Brewster Basics.............................................38 Electric Vehicles Charging Stations..............40 Town of Brewster Phone Numbers...............41 Advertisers...................................................42 2025 Person of the Year: Meet Sharon Tennstedt................................46
PUBLISHER/EDITOR Ms. S. Kyle Hinkle · kyle@brewster-capecod.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jessica Georges · info@brewster-capecod.com DESIGN/PRODUCTION & DIGITAL PUBLICATION Carolyn Neuman · wildcatdesign@comcast.net PRINTING Proforma Shoreline Graphics · www.proforma.com/ shoreline CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Brewster Chamber of Commerce Sharon Tennstedt, 2025 Person of the Year Jessica Devins, Brewster Book Store Liz Perry, Blue Jacket Studio CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mackensie Blue, Cape Cod Chronicle S. Kyle Hinkle, Brewster Chamber of Commerce Meg Morris, Brewster Waste Reduction and Recycling Commission BREWSTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. 2198 Main Street, PO Box 1241 · Brewster, MA 02631 · 508-896-3500 www.Brewster-CapeCod.com · info@BrewsterCapeCod.com BREWSTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2024/25 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT: Michael Medeiros, Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club VICE PRESIDENT: Paige Hyney, Seaside Home Services SECRETARY: Brittni Kliment, Latham Centers, Inc. TREASURER: Jonathan Ambrose, Montgomery Financial Group, Inc. DIRECTORS: Colleen Ormsby, Safe Harbor Insurance Agency Garran Peterson, Garran-Teed Home Services Marjorie McGinnis, Allard Farm Jim Nosler, Publication Resources Marshall Puffer, Tighe & Bond EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Ms. S. Kyle Hinkle Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the publisher. Although every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy of the content of the magazine and advertisements, Brewster Chamber of Commerce, Inc. cannot assume responsibility for any errors or omissions including placement of advertisements.
BUSINESSES HOSTING EVENTS THIS SUMMER, FALL AND WINTER Use the QR Codes to connect quickly to their websites!) A Different Drummer Craft Event 120 Pine St, Yarmouthport www.ADifferentDrummerCraftEvent.com Arts Empowering Life 95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster www.ArtsEmpoweringLife.com Brew Run Annual Fund Raiser Starts at 1993 Main Street, Brewster www.RunSignup.com Brewster Band Summer Concerts at Drummer Boy Park www.TheBrewsterBand.com Brewster Book Store 2648 Main Street, Brewster www.BrewsterBookStore.com Brewster Conservation Trust 36 Red Top Road, Brewster www.BrewsterConservationTrust.org Brewster Historical Society 739 Lower Road, Brewster www.BrewsterHistoricalSociety.org Brewster Ladies’ Library 1822 Main Street, Brewster www.BrewsterLadiesLibrary.org
Brewster Recreation 3198 Main Street, Brewster www.BrewsterRecreation.com Brewster White Caps 384 Underpass Road, Brewster www.BrewsterWhiteCaps.com Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main Street, Route 6A, Brewster www.CCMNH.org Cape Rep Theatre 3299 Route 6A, Brewster www.CapeRep.org Castleberry Fairs 110 North Pembroke, Pembroke, NH www.CastleberrryFairs.com Crosby Mansion 163 Crosby Lane www.CrosbyMansion.com Friends of Brewster Dog Park 631 Harwich Road, Brewster www.BrewsterDogPark.com Lemon Tree Village 1069 Main Street, Brewster Stony Brook Gristmill 830 Stony Brook Road
2025 Calendar of Special Events
Visit www.Brewster-CapeCod.com for an up to date and complete calendar of events! SUMMER EVENTS
Select Dates 47th Brew Run, Saturday, August 9th at 4 PM: runners from all over South-Eastern New England gather at the Woodshed. Proceeds benefit Brewster Fire & Rescue; over $900,000 has been donated to date. Sign up at www.runsignup.com Arts Empowering Life Summer Performing Arts Camp for Students July 1 – August 14: camp instruction will be catered to the experience level of each student. Performing Arts Center, Brewster. Call 508-255-4044. Brewster Conservation Trust: Brewster Conservation Day, July 17: 9:30AM – 1:30PM. Co-hosted by the Dept. of Natural Resources, this 13th annual event is at the Brewster Bay Property – 3057 Main Street. Enjoy interactive displays, fun crafts, trivia games and informative activities for all. Admission to this family event and parking is free. Brewster Ladies’ Library Summer Reading Program kicks off June 17! 11AM – 12:15PM with Smokey Bear! Join us for a short story about Smokey, learn about fighting brush fires and take a look at the Brush Fire Truck! Oh, and while you’re here, please sign up for the Summer Reading Program!
Brewster White Caps, June 14: 2025 Season home opener (that’s Stony Brook Field off Underpass Road for the uninitiated). For more on the White Caps, including their full summer schedule, player roster and dates for baseball clinics, visit www. BrewsterWhoteCaps.org. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History May 8 – October: Forest Bathing: Deepening our Relationship with Nature with CCMNH Field Guide Carol Marcy: Fridays, May 2nd 10:30am-12pm, May 9th 1pm-2:30pm, May 16th & 23rd 10:30am-12pm continuing through October, check ccmnh.org for details Cape Rep Theatre 2025 Season Opens May 8 – December 7: Show times: for information and reservations visit www.caperep. org or 508-896-1888. This season’s shows include: May 8 – June 1: Every Brilliant Thing – in the Barn, Thurs – Sat 7:30 pm and Sunday, 2 pm. June 28 – July 12: Midsummer Dreamers – Indoor Theater – Tues – Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM July 19 – August 24: Sunday in the Park with George – Indoor Theater – Tues -Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2pm.
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June 21 & 22: A Different Drummer Craft Event, 10 AM – 4 PM at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine! June 21: 11am – 3PM British Car Club at Lemon Tree Village Shops, 1069 Rte. 6A capecodbritishcarclub.org Rain date June 22. June 25: 10 – 11 AM Brewster Book Store, Kids-Create Design for story loving, curious and creative kids! This story-time engages children’s imagination & inquisitive nature though story & craft. Visit the bookstore or our website for more information & reserve a space. June 28: 9AM – 3PM Brewster Historical Society’s 52nd Annual Outdoor Antiques Fair and Classic Car Show. Drummer Boy Park 773 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631. RAIN DATE Sunday, June 29. Admission Fee. June 29: 11am – 3PM British Car Club at Lemon Tree Village Shops, 1069 Rte. 6A capecodbritishcarclub.org. Rain date June 30.
JULY 2025 August 29 & 30: All Our Best – Indoor Theater Sept 18 – Oct 19: A Man Who: a theatrical research – Indoor Theater – Wed – Sat 7:30 PM – Sun 2 PM Nov 6 – Dec 7: She Loves Me – Wed – Sat 7:30PM (no performance 11/26 & 11/27) Sun 2 PM Cobb House Museum: 739 Lower Road: home of the Brewster Historical Society. June 19th – October 11. Open Thursdays Saturdays 1 – 4PM through August 30 and fall Saturdays 1 – 4 PM through October 11. Admission Fee. Virtual tours available. Windmill Village: presented by the Brewster Historical Society, 51 Drummer Boy Rd. Historical buildings open for guided tours June 20th Fri, Sat, Sun through Aug. 31, 12-3 PM, Fall Sats. 12-3 PM through Oct. 11th. Historic Cemetery and Main Street Tours, presented by the Brewster Historical Society, colonial militia demonstrations run spring to fall. Visit website for days, times, tickets. Tour tickets MUST be purchased online in advance. No sales on site. Militia demos FREE! The Brewster Band Sunday Evening Concerts: June 30 -September 1: by the bay at Drummer Boy Park, 6 PM. Bring a blanket and picnic! FREE! Daily Tuesdays: June 24 – August 26: 10AM: Cape Rep Theater children’s theater Puppets, Paul & Mary’s Summer Bucket List in the Outdoor Theatre. For information and tickets 508-896-1888 | www.caperep.org Wednesdays & Thursdays: June 25 – August 26: 10 AM: Cape Rep Theater The SpongeBob Musical – Theatre for Young Audiences. In the Outdoor Theater. For information and tickets 508-896-1888 | www.caperep.org Wednesdays and Sundays: 10 AM – 3 PM, June 29 – August 27: Crosby Mansion. Self-guided tours, with docents on hand to answer questions. $7 cash donation per adult at the door. Children 12 and under enter for free. Saturdays: July – August 23: Stony Brook Grist Mill and Museum, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free Admission! Labor Day Weekend Special! 7/26 Annual Indian Pudding Party and 8/ 23 – Annual Cornbread festival!
JUNE 2025
June 6 & 7: Arts Empowering Life, 7:30 PM: Creare Symphonia summer concert of timeless masterpieces at the new Performing Arts Center in Brewster! The program will include J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20. 508-240-2400 June 7 & 8: A Different Drummer Craft Event, 10 AM – 4 PM at Lemon Tree Village. Rain or Shine! June 19: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: A Celebration of International Horseshoe Crab Day, 10am-1:45pm with special guest speaker, Derek Perry, Massachusetts State Horseshoe Crab Biologist at 2:30pm.
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July 1: 5:30 – 6:30 PM Brewster Ladies’ Library hosts Attracting Birds to Your Garden: A Conversation with Master Gardener Fran Raleigh. Learn how modifying garden practices and introducing native plants can help support the local ecosystem and increase biodiversity. Because they are adapted to our local soil and climate, native plants require less water and form the base of native food chains that feed birds. July 3: 10 – 11:30 AM At Brewster Book Store meet Frog & Toad! Frog, the adventurous member of Arnold Lobel’s beloved duo, has convinced his homebody pal Toad, to take a vacation to Cape Cod – and they are headed to The Brewster Book Store. Swing by for a photo and stay for Storytime. July 4 – July 6: Friends of Brewster Dog Park Patron Appreciation Weekend July 5 & 6: A Different Drummer Craft Event at Simpkins Field in Yarmouth, 10 AM – 4 PM, rain or shine! July 10, July 31 & August 14: 1:30 PM: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: Wild about Wildlife with Alyssa Giaquinto and Bella the Barn Owl from the Giaquinto Wildlife Rehabilitation Center: Thursdays July 10, July 31, and August 14 at 1:30pm July 15: 6 – 7:30 PM: Brewster Historical Society Speaker presentation, History of the Cape Playhouse with Nora Carey, at the Brewster Ladies Library. July 19 & 20: A Different Drummer Craft Event, 10 AM – 4 PM at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine! July 24: Brewster Recreation DJ Dance Party, 6 PM. Open to the entire family! Brewster Bay Property. FREE! Food trucks. Lawn Chairs Welcome! Lawn Games Provided! DJ Angel & Jonathan Thompson. July 27: 10 AM: Stony Brook Gristmill and Museum Indian Pudding Party. Have a taste of the delicious dessert enjoyed by our pilgrim ancestors. Volunteers make it using fresh, ground cornmeal topped off with a dollop of whipped cream-Yum! Arrive early to make sure you get some of this treat! July 26 and 27: Castleberry Fairs Brewster Summer Arts & Crafts Festival at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine – Free Admission. Over 100 Juried Artisans display and sell their American made arts and crafts. Saturday, 10AM – 5PM; Sunday, 10AM – 4PM. 773 Main St.
AUGUST 2025
August 1 & 2: Arts Empowering Life presents Gloriae Dei Cantores & Orchestra Mahler Symphony No. 2: Resurrection. Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans. Tickets 508-240-2400. August 2 & 3: A Different Drummer Craft Event, 10 AM – 4 PM at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine!
August 5, 19 & 26: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: Amazing Animal Ambassadors, 1:30 PM: Up Close & Personal with Cape Cod captive wildlife care expert Bethany Boucher, August 5th-African Wildlife, 19th -Mammals, 26th- Birds! August 7: 10 – 11:30 AM: At the Brewster Book Store meet the Wild Thing! Let the wild rumpus start! Maurice Sendak’s Wild Thing is headed to The Brewster Bookstore and can’t wait to make friends with all the other wild things out there. Young and young in heart are all invited to stop by for a wild time & photo ops! August 15: 11 AM – 12 PM: Brewster Ladies’ Library hosts Henry the Juggler! He defies the laws of gravity juggling balls, clubs, rings, and members of the audience! He balances strange things on the tip of his nose! Henry does it all wordlessly, using mime and gestures, inviting audience participation. This show is supported in part by a grant from the Brewster Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For families with children up to age 12, older siblings welcome.er! August 22: Brewster recreation Touch-a-Truck starts at 5 PM. Open to everyone! Brewster Bay Property – FREE! Ice cream and food trucks selling treats. August 23 & 24: Castleberry Fairs Kill Tide Summer Arts & Crafts Festival at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine – Free Admission. Over 100 Juried Artisans display and sell their American made arts and crafts. Saturday, 10AM – 5PM; Sunday, 10AM – 4PM. 773 Main St. August 28: 6 – 7:30 PM: Brewster Historical Society presentation “Women Pirates” with Jessica Sheppard, at Brewster Ladies Library.
FALL EVENTS
September 6 & 7: A Different Drummer Craft Event, 10 AM – 4 PM at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine! September 13: Arts Empowering Life Arts Speak with Keith Aleo, Director of Percussion, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Performing Arts Center, Brewster. September 14: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Mushrooming: Beyond the Basics with Wild Foods Foraging Guide, Rachel Goclawski, 11AM. September 14: Cape Cod Classic Car Show - 11AM – 2 PM - Lemon Tree Village Shops, 1069 Rte. 6A. September 18: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History White Shark Research Update 6:30PM with Dr. Greg Skomal. Doors open for wine and hors d’oeuvres at 6 PM. September 27: Brewster Historical Society – 4 – 6 PM Annual Meeting presentation, Together Again – Local Artists Howard Gibbs and Eugene Fitsch - with speaker Beth Stein, at the Brewster Ladies Library. October 4: Arts Empowering Life presents Sandbox Percussion in Concert. 7:30 PM Performing Arts Center, Brewster. October 4 & 5: A Different Drummer Craft Event, 10 AM – 4 PM at Drummer Boy Park. Rain or Shine! October 9: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Marine Animal Entanglement Response with Jesse Mechling, Director of Marine Education at the Center for Coastal Studies at 1 PM. This is part of the Silver Science Speaker Series, Thursdays at 1pm in the Fall, see ccmnh.org for details. October 11: Cobb House Museum and Windmill Village Open House. See website for hours. October 25: Halloween Hi-Jinx presented by the Brewster Chamber of Commerce and Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: 9:30AM – 12:30PM at the Museum. Safe Halloween for ghosts and goblins! Spooky Scavenger Hunt - Crafts - Prizes and Treats for all children. Admission Fee. Visit www.BrewsterCapeCod.com.
October 25: Lemon Tree Village Trick or Treat! The merchants in the Village are ready to greet the little goblins and ghouls! All Treats – No Tricks! 10 – 5 during regular business hours. October 25: Friends of Brewster Dog Park Halloween Costume Contest, 11:30 AM – 1 PM
WINTER EVENTS
November 1: 1 – 2:30 PM Brewster Historical Society Speaker presentation, 13 Moons, History of the Wampanoag with Darius Coombs, at Brewster Ladies Library. November 22: Arts Empowering Life Arts Speak Lecture with Douglas Yeo, Trombonist, Teacher and Author. 3:30 PM Performing Arts Center, Brewster. November 29: Small Business Saturday! Shop Local in support of all our Brewster businesses. December 5-7: Brewster for the Holidays, including Tree Lighting and Carol Sing-along, Santa visits, Business Open Houses all through town. www.BrewsterForTheHolidays.org December 5: Brewster for the Holidays Rocking ‘Round the Christmas Tree, 4-6PM Drummer Boy Park, 773 Main St. December 6: Brewster Historical Society Holiday Open House at Cobb House Museum, 739 Lower Rd. 1-4PM. More information on the website. December 6: Friends of Brewster Dog Park Photos with Santa! 10AM – 1 PM December 7: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History hosts Brewster for the Holidays Family Dance Party and Visits with Santa: 11 AM – 1 PM! December 23: Arts Empowering Life Carol Sing!! Celebrate the light and joy of Christmas at the Annual Carol Sing at the Performing Arts Center in Brewster.
SPRING 2026 EVENTS
February 14, 2026: Friends of Brewster Dog Park Furever Friends Celebration 10 AM – 1 PM May 1-3, 2026: 40th Anniversary Brewster in Bloom: 1 Great Festival, 3 Great Days! Brewster Band Spring Concert, Antiques and Arts Excursion, Juried Fine Arts & Craft Show, 5K Bloom Run, Town Parade, Business Open Houses and Sales, and MUCH MORE. www.BrewsterBlooms.com
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Nickerson State Park C9 3488 Main Street, 508-896-3491 www.mass.gov/locations/nickerson-statepark Shady Knoll Campground C5 1709 Main Street 508-896-3002 www.ShadyKnoll.com Sweetwater Forest Family Camping F4 676 Harwich Road, PO Box 1797 508-896-3773 www.SweetwaterForest.com MOTELS; RESORTS
Brewster Green Resort 203 Lund Farm Way 508-896-7551 www.BrewsterGreenResort.com Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club C7 2907 Main Street 508-896-9000, 800-343-6074 www.OceanEdge.com SENIOR LIVING
Adviniacare at the Woodlands G9 120 Woodlands Way Brewster, 508-240-1990 www.adviniacare.com/adviniacare-thewoodlands/ Maplewood at Brewster 5E 820 Harwich Road, 774-323-3983 www.maplewoodseniorliving.com/brewsterma
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BREWSTER IN BLOOM 2026! The 40th Anniversary of Brewster in Bloom will be celebrated on May 1, 2 and 3, 2026! Join us for a full calendar of events to salute Spring on Cape Cod. How did this festival come about? In 1985, a group of Brewster business owners who were tired of the long, gloomy Cape Cod winters came up with a way to brighten up the town as spring arrived. They sold daffodil bulbs to the residents and businesses on Main Street knowing that the flowers would bloom in April blanketing Brewster is a sea of yellow! The first Brewster in Bloom festival weekend took place in April 1986. The highlight of that year was the town parade when everyone enthusiastically joined in. It was a cold, damp, gray day (typical April) and Brewster residents Susan Lindquist, then with the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, and Elliot Carr, CEO of Cape Cod Five, bundled up in winter coats, hats and gloves to serve as judges. These judges returned in 2016 for the 30th anniversary of the parade and the weather was just the same as it was in 1986!
Today, the parade draws 40-plus units (not counting the local emergency equipment that falls in at the end!) that march down Main Street for 1.5 miles to the delight of the crowds gathered along the way. The parade has only been canceled twice due to really bad weather, and then again during the COVID 19 pandemic when the Brewster Chamber held a lawn decorating event for businesses and residents instead. The focus of Brewster in Bloom is not just to have a spring festival that brings visitors and residents out of hibernation, but also to fundraise! In the first few years, results of fundraising were donated to building the band gazebo at Drummer Boy Park. Once that project was completed, the fundraising focus shifted to providing scholarships and tool-ships for Brewster students pursuing higher education, and that remains the focus today. Two students are awarded $2,000 each and one is awarded a tool-ship for $500. Brewster in Bloom Festival is managed by the Brewster Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Visit BrewsterBlooms.com for more information.
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Boost Pickleball D6 384 Underpass Road 508-776-9036 www.BoostPB.com Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch 307 Commercial Street, MacMillan Pier, Provincetown 508-240-3636, 800-826-9300 www.WhaleWatch.com Hy-Line Cruises 27 Nantucket Street, Hyannis 508-790-7280 www.Hylinecruises.com Monomoy Island Excursion 731 Route 28, Harwich Port 508-430-7772 www.monomoysealcruise.com/
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Brewster Baseball League (Whitecaps) D6 PO Box 2349, 384 Underpass Road (Home field at Stony Brook Elementary School) www.BrewsterWhitecaps.com CHURCHES
Brewster Baptist Church C5 1848 Main Street 508-896-3381 www.BrewsterBaptistChurch.org First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist C5 1969 Main Street 508-896-5577 www.FPBUU.org GOLF
Captains Golf Course (public) G8 1000 Freeman’s Way 508-896-1716, 877-843-9081 www.CaptainsGolfCourse.com
Harbor Lights Mini Golf and Ice Cream C6 81 Underpass Road 508-896-2691 www.harborlightsminigolf.com Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club (private) D6 2907 Main Street 508-896-9000, 800-343-6074 www.OceanEdge.com LIBRARY - PUBLIC
Brewster Ladies’ Library C5 1822 Main Street, 508-896-3913 www.BrewsterLadiesLibrary.org MOVIES/DRIVE-IN THEATRE
Wellfleet Drive-In & Cinemas 51 State Highway Rt. 6, Wellfleet 508-349-7176 www.wellfleetcinemas.com MUSEUMS
Brewster Historical Society Museum C5 Captain Elijah Cobb House 739 Lower Road, PO Box 1146 508-896-9521 www.BrewsterHistoricalSociety.org Cahoon Museum of American Art, The 4676 Falmouth Road/Route 28, Cotuit 508-428-7581 www.cahoonmuseum.org
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History C3 869 Main Street, 508-896-3867 www.CCMNH.org PLAYHOUSES & MUSIC
Arts Empowering Life C10 95 Southern Eagle Cartway 508-255-3999 www.artsempoweringlife.org Brewster Band, The C3 Summer Sundays at Drummer Boy Park Bandstand Mailing: PO Box 1054, Brewster 02631 http://thebrewsterband.com/ Cape Rep Theatre C8 3299 Main Street, 508-896-1888 www.CapeRep.org Cape Symphony 2235 Iyannough Road, W. Barnstable 508-362-1111 www.capesymphony.org The Chatham Orpheum Theater 637 Main Street, Chatham 508-945-0874 www.ChathamOrpheum.org RENTALS: BIKE
Brewster Cycle Center D6 442 Underpass Road 508-896-8149 www.brewsterbike,com
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Arts Empowering Life C10 95 Southern Eagle Cartway 508-255-3999 www.artsempoweringlife.org Brewster Day Camp at the Family Schools C9 3570 Main Street 508-896-6555, 888-396-2267 www.BrewsterDayCamp.com Brewster Whitecaps Baseball Clinics D6 PO Box 2349, 384 Underpass Road (Clinics held at Stony Brook Elementary School Field) www.BrewsterWhitecaps.com Captains Golf Course-Junior Program G8 1000 Freeman’s Way 508-896-1716 877-843-9081 www.CaptainsGolfCourse.com Kayaking with Kids on The Cape: Easy Day Trips for the Entire Family by Author Carole Ann Moleti www.caroleannmoleti.com KidSummer Day Programs at Cape Cod Museum of Natural History C3 869 Main Street 508-896-3867 www.CCMNH.org
Nauset Youth Alliance D6 Child Care Program 384 Underpass Road 508-896-7900 www.NausetYouthAlliance.org FARMS
Allard Farm C10 68 Eldridge Road 508-896-8306 https://allard-farm-and-garden.business. site/ Belmont Farm and Gardens G1 82 Belmont Park Road 774-722-1423 Brewster Aquaculture AssociationBrewster Oysters PO Box 219, Brewster 508-237-4364 www.BrewsterOyster.com Emerald Hollow Therapeutic Riding Center E3 235 Run Hill Road 508-685-6811 www.EmeraldHollow.org
FOOD & DINING FOOD MARKETS & SPECIALTIES
Allard Farm – Farm Stand C10 68 Eldridge Road, 508-896-8306 www.allard-farm-and-garden.business.site/
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Brewster Aquaculture AssociationBrewster Oysters PO Box 219 508-237-4364 www.BrewsterOyster.com Hopkins House Bakery & Gift Shop C7 2727 Main Street, 508-896-3450 www.hopkinshousebrewster.com/ The Peacemaker C6 2149 Main Street 774-323-0529 www.peacemakerbrewster.com Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters C7 2624 Main Street 415-640-1912 www.socoffee.co ICE CREAM
Brewster Scoop at the Brewster Store C5 1935 Main Street 508-896-3744 www.brewsterstore.com Harbor Lights Mini Golf & Ice Cream C6 81 Underpass Road 508-896-2691 www.HarborLightsMiniGolf.com Ice Cream Café 5 S. Orleans Road, Orleans 508-240-0003 www.IceCreamCafe.com
JT’s Seafood Restaurant C7 2689 Main Street 508-896-3355 www.JT-Seafood.com
The Peacemaker C6 2149 Main Street 774-323-0529 www.peacemakerbrewster.com
LIGHT FARE & SANDWICHES
RESTAURANTS
400 East Restaurant H7 1421 Orleans Road, Harwich 508-432-1800 www.The400East.com Uncle Pete’s Chowder House & Woodshed C5 1993 Main Street 508-896-7771 www.TheWoodshedStore.com Café Alfresco C4 1097 Main Street, Lemon Tree Village 508-896-1741 www.cafealfrescocapecod.com Captains Golf Course (public) G8 1000 Freeman’s Way 508-896-1716, 877-843-9081 www.CaptainsGolfCourse.com Cobies Seafood C9 3260 Main Streetm 508-896-7021 www.Cobies.com JT’s Seafood Restaurant C7 2689 Main Street 508-896-3355 www.JT-Seafood.com
400 East Restaurant H7 1421 Orleans Road, East Harwich 508-432-1800 www.The400East.com Brewster Fish House C6 2208 Main Street 508-896-7867 www.BrewsterFishHouseCapeCod.com Café Alfresco C4 1097 Main Street 508-896-1741 www.cafealfrescocapecod.com Chillingsworth C6 2449 Main Street 508-896-3640, 800-430-3640 www.Chillingsworth.com Double Dragon Inn & Restaurant 59 Route 6A, Orleans 508-255-4100 www.DoubleDragonOrleans.com Fanizzi’s Restaurant 539 Commercial Street, Provincetown 508-487-1964 www.FanizzisRestaurant.com
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JT’s Seafood Restaurant C7 2689 Main Street 508-896-3355 www.JT-Seafood.com Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club C7 2907 Main Street 508-896-9000, 800-343-6074 Ocean Terrace | Bayzo’s Pub | Lynx Tavern www.OceanEdge.com The Peacemaker C6 2149 Main Street 774-323-0529 www.peacemakerbrewster.com Uncle Pete’s Chowder House & Woodshed C5 1993 Main Street 508-896-7771 www.TheWoodshedStore.com
HEALTH/FITNESS/ WELLBEING Alzheimer’s Family Support Center C5 2095 Main Street 508-896-5170 www.AlzheimersCapeCod.org Cape Cod Healthcare H7 Fontaine Medical Center (Urgent Care) 525 Long Pond Road, Harwich 508-432-4100
Cape Cod Hospital 27 Park St, Hyannis 508- 771-1800 www.CapeCodHealthcare.org Creative Home Health Care of Cape Cod 774-323-0354 www.creativehomehealthcareofcapecod.com Eliot Community Human Services 781-861-0890 www.eliotchs.org FORWARD: Friends or Relatives with Autism & Related Disabilities South Dennis 508-397-6924 www.go-forward.org Lower Cape Podiatry C10 5 Granite State Court 508-255-1100 www.LowerCapePodiatry.com Oasis Brewster D6 Underpass Road 508-273-2224 www.oasisbrewster.org Outer Cape Health Services 269 Chatham Road, Harwich, 508-432-1400 3130 Route 6, Wellfleet, 508-349-3131 49 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown 508-487-9395 www.OuterCape.org
Pause A While Community Center for Recovery D6 250 Underpass Road, 914-329-0346 www.pauseawhile.org Sharing Kindness 940 South Harwich Road, South Harwich 508-237-0774 www.SharingKindness.org The Sanctuary C4 1069 Main Street, Lemon Tree Village 508-362-8000 www.Thesanctuarycapecod.com
HOME & GARDEN Agway of Cape Cod 20 Lots Hollow Road, Orleans 508-255-8100 www.agwaycapecod.com Allard Farm – Farm Stand C10 68 Eldridge Road 508-896-8306 www.allard-farm-and-garden.business.site/ Cape Sand & Recycling G8 1515 Freeman’s Way 508-255-1550, 888-896-4733 http://capesandandrecycling.com/ Crocker Nurseries E6 1132 Route 137 508-896-5060 www.crockernurseries.com
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Snow’s Home & Garden 22 Main Street, Orleans 508-255-6349 www.SnowsCapeCod.com
REAL ESTATE Amy Harbeck, Realtor ® C7 Kinlin Grover Compass 2761 Main Street, 508-364-5845 www.amyharbeck.com Appraisals Cape Cod 17 Marlboro Drive, S. Dennis 508-280-8575 Email: tdebs@comcast.net Chatelain Real Estate 708 Route 134, Suite 9, S. Dennis 508-694-6875 www.capecodchatelains.com Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty C6 2404 Main Street 508-896-6900, 800-896-9008 www.GibsonSothebysrealty.com Kinlin Grover Compass C7 2761 Main Street 508-896-7000, 888-316-8533 www.Compass.com Leighton Team Keller Williams Realty C4 1069 Main Street 508-896-1222, 888-534-4486 www.LeightonRealty.com
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Peggy Farber, Realtor ® C6 Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty 2404 Main Street, 508-896-6900 x115 www.peggyfarber.com William Raveis Real Estate 207 Main Street, Orleans 508-255-5555 www.Raveis.com
SERVICES BUILDING TRADES & SERVICES
Brian P. Daley Construction, Inc. C7 57 Smith Lane, 508-237-2760 www.BrianDaleyConstruction.com Cazeault Roofing & Solar 22 Giddiah Hill Road, Orleans 508-255-5569 www.CazeaultSolar.com Drew’s Plumbing 508-367-5739 www.Drewsplumbingcape.com Desmond Well Drilling Inc. 5 Rayber Road, Orleans 508-240-1000, 800-649-6527 www.DesmondWellDrilling.com Garran-Teed Property Services PO Box 912, Brewster 774-353-0027 www.garranteedpropertyservices.com
Mayflower Glass Company, Inc. G8 111 Commerce Park 508-896-5683, 800-339-5680 www.mayflowerglassandmirror.com Mazzeo Construction, LLC 56 Main Street, Unit F, Orleans 508-360-3835 www.mazzeoconstructioncc.com Nauset Disposal 3 Rayber Road, Orleans 508-255-1419 www.NausetDisposal.com Seaside Home Services S. Yarmouth 508-769-6321 Email: shscapecod@gmail.com Thomas Hague III Building & Remodeling PO Box 1394, Orleans 508-240-1143 www.HagueRemodeling.com Business and Legal ServicesAdobe 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA www.adobe.com/acrobat/resources/how-toredact-a-pdf.htm Community Development Partnership 260 Cranberry Highway, Unit 1, Orleans 800-220-6202 www.CapeCDP.org
T. Frank Law, PLLC C2 440 Main Street 617-702-2449 www.tfranklaw.com The Montgomery Financial Group, Inc., 195 Route 6A, Suite 8, Orleans 508-240-1151 www.TheMontgomeryFinancialGroup.com ZenBusiness PO Box 33190, Raleigh, NC 7636 www.ZenBusiness.com/ ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & LAND SURVEY
Bennett Environmental Associates, LLC C4 1573 Main Street, 508-896-1706 www.bennett-ea.com J.M. O’Reilly and Associates, Inc. C4 1573 Main Street, 2nd Floor 508-896-6601 www.jmoreillyassoc.com Outermost Land Survey, Inc. D6 1 Independence Way 508-255-0477 www.OutermostLandSurvey.com Tighe & Bond, Inc. 940 South Harwich Road, South Harwich 508-255-6511 www.TigheBond.com
EVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
Brewster Conservation Trust Red Top Road 508-694-6720 www.BrewsterConservationTrust.org Brewster Ponds Coalition 508-258-9801 www.Brewsterponds.org Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition, Inc. 73 Greenland Circle, Yarmouth Port 518-461-1999 www.NoCapeLitter.org CARE for the Cape and Islands PO Box 638, Yarmouth Port 508-760-8187 www.CarefortheCapeandIslands.org FINANCIAL SERVICES
Atlantic Payroll C7 2759 Main Street 508-896-3349 www.StevenMEellardcpa.com Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank C7 2745 Main Street 508-896-2701, 800-678-1855 www.CapeCodFive.com Montgomery Financial Group, Inc., The 195 Route 6A, Suite 8, Orleans 508-240-1151 www.TheMontgomeryFinancialGroup.com
Seamen’s Savings Bank 221 Commercial Street, Provincetown 4355 State Highway, North Eastham 2746 Route 6, Wellfleet www.SeamensBank.com Steven M. Ellard CPA C7 2759 Main Street 508-896-3377 www.StevenMEllardcpa.com GARBAGE/TRASH REMOVAL
Nauset Disposal 3 Rayber Road, PO Box 826, Orleans 508-255-1419 www.NausetDisposal.com Trash Butlers 22 Fredericksburg Ave, Harwich 1-774-559-3081 www.TrashButlers.net INSURANCE
Dickey Insurance Agency, Inc. 610 Main Street (Route 28), Dennis Port 508 398-3094 www.DickeyInsuranceAgency.com Safe Harbor Insurance Agency Inc. C6 2450 Main Street 508-896-3771 www.SafeHarborInsuranceAgency.net
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MEDIA SERVICES – EDITING, PRINT, WEB, FILM, & GRAPHICS
Amy Mason Designs D4 508-246-4398 www.amymasondesign.com Coxswain Media/CapeCodRadio.com 243 South Street, Hyannis 508-778-6000 www.capecodradio.com Discovery Maps of Brewster, Harwich & Dennis 189 Freemans Way 508-237-1742 www.DiscoveryMap.com Info-Tech Guru, Inc 101 Fletcher Lane 888-497-3674 www.info-tech.guru.com Lower Cape Community Cable Access TV 5 Namskaket Road, Orleans 508-694-3500 www.lowercapetv.org Publication Resources 512-785-0372 https://PR-Promos.com X1023FM-WGTX-The Dunes C10 15 Bay State Court 508-413-8904 www.x1023.fm
YOUTH SERVICES
Nauset Warriors Booster Club, Inc. 100 Cable Road, N. Eastham 508-896-8088 www.NausetBoosters.com Nauset Youth Alliance D6 384 Underpass Road 508-896-7900 www.nausetyouthalliance.org CIVIC & MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
Brewster Association of Part-Time Residents PO Box 1696 508-698-2111 www.BAPR.org Brewster Men’s Club 860-841-9712 www.BrewsterMensClub.org Brewster Sportman and Civic Club 280 Tubman Road 508-896-778866 www.BrewsterSportsManClub.org Brewster VFW Post #9917 G8 989 Freeman’s Way, 508-896-9040 Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition, Inc. 73 Greenland Circle, Yarmouth Port 518-461-1999 www.NoCapeLitter.org
CARE for the Cape and Islands PO Box 638, Yarmouth Port 508-760-8187 www.CarefortheCapeandIslands.org PERSONAL SERVICES
Beach House Spa at Ocean Edge, The C7 2740 Main Street 774-323-6230 www.TheBeachHouseSpaOceanEdge.com Creative Home Health Care of Cape Cod 774-323-0354 www.creativehomehealthcareofcapecod.com Green Road Refill C7 22 Foster Square, 2655 Main Street 774-216-1409 www.greenroadrefill.com Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod 411 Main Street, Suite 6, Yarmouth Port 508-362-3559 www.habitatcapecod.org PETS
Animal Rescue League C10 3981 Main Street 508-255-1030 www.alrboston.org Brewster Veterinary Hospital C7 56 Underpass Road 508-896-3277 www.BrewsterVetHospital.com
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Friends of Brewster Dog Park PO Box 2186, 508-896-0003 www.brewsterdogpark.com
SCHOOLS—PRIVATE
Latham Centers, Inc. C4 1646 Main Street, 508-896-5776 www.LathamCenters.org Family Schools, The C9 3570 Main Street 508-896-6555, 888-396-2267 www.TheFamilySchools.com Laurel School, The G7 1436 Long Pond Road, 508-896-4934 www.Laurel-School.org
PET SUPPLIES
Agway of Cape Cod 20 Lots Hollow Road, Orleans 508-255-8100 www.AgwayCapeCod.com PHOTOGRAPHY
Preu Photography C4 1145 Main Street 508-896-4071 www.PreuPhoto.com
SENIOR SERVICES
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Garran-Teed Property Services PO Box 912, 774-353-0027 www.garranteedpropertyservices.com Vigilant Services, Inc D6 12Tower Hill Circle, 508-469-9920 www.vigilantcapecod.com PUBLICATIONS
Cape Cod Chronicle 60-C Munson Meeting Way, Chatham 508-945-2229 www.CapeCodChronicle.com Kayaking with Kids 917-862-2489 www.caroleannmoleti.com
AdviniaCare The Woodlands G9 120 Woodland Way, 508-240-1990 www.adviniacare.com/adviniacare-thewoodlands/ Brewster Council on Aging C4 1673 Main Street 508-896-2737 www.brewster-ma.gov/council-aging-andcouncil-aging-board Friends of Brewster Seniors C4 Sea Captains Thrift Shop, 66 Harwich Road 774-327-0940 www.friendsofbrewsterelders.org Maplewood at Brewster E5 820 Harwich Road, 774-320-1822 www.maplewoodseniorliving.com/brewster.ma
Oasis Brewster D6 Underpass Road, 508-273-2224 www.oasisbrewster.org/ TRANSPORTATION
Hy-Line Cruises 27 Nantucket Street, Hyannis, 508-790-7280 www.HylineCruises.com UTILITIES
Cape Light Compact 261 Whites Path, Unit 4, South Yarmouth 508-375-6889 www.capelightcompact.org WEDDINGS
Weddings by Design C4 142 Brier Lane, 508-896-8121 www.weddingsbydesign.info/
SHOPPING ANTIQUES
Stringe Gallery Art and Antiques C7 2896 Main Street 508-896-5946 www.StringeGallery.com The MEWS at Brewster Antiques C7 2926 Main St, Rte. 6A, 508-896-4887 www.the-mews-at-brewster-antiques.com Vintage Traders of Brewster C5 1793 Main Street, 703-307-8202 www.vintagetradersbrewster.com
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Wisteria Antiques C4 1199 Main Street, 508-896-8650 www.wisteria-antiques.com ARTS, CRAFTS, FAIRS & GIFTS
A Different Drummer Craft Event 120 Pine Street, Yarmouth Port 508-364-5551 www.adifferentdrummercraft.com Amy Mason Designs C4 508-246-4398 www.AmyMasonDesign.com Blue Jacket Studios C3 80 Blue Jacket Way 508-240-4779 www.lizperry.com Brewster General Store, The C5 1935 Main Street. 508-896-3744 www.BrewsterStore.com By-the-Bay Designs C4 1077 Main Street Lemon Tree Village 508-896-1800 www.By-The-Bay-Designs.com Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Gift Shop C3 869 Main Street 508-896-3867 www.CCMNH.org Castleberry Fairs and Festivals C3
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Juried craft shows at Drummer Boy Park 603-332-2616 www.castleberryfairs.com Green Road Refill C7 22 Foster Square, 774-216-1409 www.greenroadrefill.com Handcraft House C10 3966 Main Street 508-240-1412 www.HCHGallery.com Heart Pottery / Preu Photography C4 1145 Main Street, 508-896-6189 www.DianeHeartPottery.com Hopkins House Gift Shop & Bakery C7 2727 Main Street, 508-896-9337 www.hopkinshousebrewster.com/ Lemon Tree Pottery, Inc. C4 Lemon Tree Village. 1069 Main Street 508-896-3065 www.LemonTreePottery.com Sonoma Wool Company C6 84 Underpass Road, 707-291-3622 www.sonomawoolcompany.com Stringe Gallery Art and Antiques C7 2896 Main Street, 508-896-5946 www.StringeGallery.com Struna Galleries C10 3873 Main Street, 508-255-6618 www.StrunaGalleries.com
Tanuki Cape Cod C2 440 Main Street 617-596-6353 www.clubtanuki.com Tanzer Weaving Studio and Gallery C7 2623 Main Street 508-255-9022 www.tanzersfiberworks.com The Sanctuary C4 1069 Main Street Lemon Tree Village 508-362-8000 www.Thesanctuarycapecod.com Underground Art Gallery D2 673 Satucket Road 508-896-3757 www.undergroundartgallery.com Vintage Traders of Brewster C5 1793 Main Street 703-307-8202 www.vintagetradersbrewster.com Wisteria Antiques C4 1199 Main Street 508-896-8650 www.wisteria-antiques.com Woodworks Gallery C4 Lemon Tree Village 1081 Main Street 508-896-3133 www.WoodworksGallery.com
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BOOKS
Brewster Book Store, The C7 2648 Main Street, PO Box 1199 508-896-6543, 800-823-6543 www.BrewsterBookStore.com CLOTHING
La Bodega C4 Lemon Tree Village, 1075 Main Street 508-896-7340 www.labodegacapecod.com FURNITURE
Snow’s Home & Garden 22 Main Street, Orleans, 508-255-6349 www.SnowsCapeCod.com Vintage Traders of Brewster C5 1793 Main Street, 703-307-8202 www.vintagetradersbrewster.com Woodworks Gallery C4 Lemon Tree Village, 1081 Main Street 508-896-3133 www.woodworksgallery.com GARDENING
Garden Club of Brewster, The www.gardenclubofbrewster.org HARDWARE
Brewster ACE Hardware C7 2650 Main Street, 508-896-6610 www.CapeCodHardware.com
Snow’s Home & Garden 22 Main Street, Orleans 508-255-6349 www.SnowsCapeCod.com NURSERIES - GARDEN CENTER
Agway of Cape Cod 20 Lots Hollow Road, Orleans 508-255-8100 www.AgwayCapeCod.com Allard Farm C10 68 Eldridge Road 508-896-8306 Crocker Nurseries E6 1132 Route 137 508-896-5060 www.crockernurseries.com TOY SHOP
Village Toy Store, The C4 Lemon Tree Village 1069 Main Street 508-896-8185 www.thevillagetoystorebrewster.com
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Kathleen Geagan Marie Sherman Maureen Keane-Bottino Sandra Tubman Tony Gibson Trish Metz
The Brewster Chamber welcomes people interested in supporting our work to join at a special individual rate. For more information, please contact the Chamber office: 508-896-3500.
LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Brewster: 508-896-3500 Cape Cod Canal Region: 508-759-6000 Chatham: 508-945-5199 Dennis: 508-398-3568 Eastham: 508-240-7211 Falmouth: 508-548-8500 Greater Hyannis Area: 508-775-7778 Harwich: 508-430-1165 Mashpee: 508-477-0792 Orleans: 508-255-1386 Provincetown: 508-487-3424 Sandwich: 508-833-9755 Truro: 508-487-1288 Wellfleet: 508-349-2510 Yarmouth Area: 508-778-1008 Welcome to our members who joined since our last publication of Best of Brewster
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ON THE WATER IN BREWSTER BOATING: With its bayside location and multitude of freshwa-ter ponds, Brewster is a lovely location from which to launch a watercraft. There are no boat ramps at any of Brewster’s saltwater beaches. For charter fishing boats, refer to the Chamber’s busi-ness directory; they are located at Sesuit Harbor in East Dennis, at Rock Harbor in Orleans, and Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich Port. Saltwater fishing licenses are now required unless you are on a chartered boat. There are boat ramps at Sheep’s Pond (3 HP motor), inside Nick-erson State Park (10 HP), and at Long Pond and Upper Mill Pond as well as car-top boat launch areas at Walkers, Slough and School House Pond. Kayak racks and moorings require a town permit. Jet skis are prohibited at all landings in Brewster. Beach parking permit enforcement is in effect June 15, 2025, through August 31, 2025 from 9am to 4pm daily. FISHING: Saltwater fishing in Brewster waters includes striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and flounder in the spring, summer and fall. Unless you are on a charter, you will need a saltwater fishing license.
SHELLFISHING: To protect Brewster’s fragile shoreline, the harvesting of shellfish in Brewster is highly regulated and limited. Quahogs and sea clams are available year-round from Brewster’s western beaches. In July and August, shell fishing for these clams is only allowed on Thursdays and Sundays at Saint’s Landing Beach, where the town clam beds are seeded. Look for the buoy that marks the location, a short walk onto the Brewster Flats. Check the regulations for shell fishing for scallops, oysters, and little necks in the off-season: complete regulations are available at www.brewster-ma.gov under the Natural Resource Department. Certain areas are closed to shell fishing, so please refer to the regulations. All shell fishing—whether by residents or visitors—requires a town permit. Visit the town’s website for information on how to purchase: www.brewster-ma.gov/beach-information Beach parking permit enforcement is in effect June 15, 2025, through August 31, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. AVERAGE BREWSTER TEMPERATURES High
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Brewster also has over 70 freshwater ponds and a diversity of game fish including large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, pickerel, trout, sun fish and perch.
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Saltwater licenses cost $10 for both residents and non-residents between the ages of 16 and 59. Fisherman 60 years of age and older and those under 16 also need to obtain a license, but there is no charge. Salt water licenses can be obtained online at https://mass-fishhunt.mass.gov . Call 508-990-2860 extension 150 for more information.
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Fresh water fishing licenses are required for all anglers, though those under 17 and over 70 will be issued for free. Go online at https://massfishhunt.mass.gov/ to purchase, or purchased online at takemefishing.org or ma.wildlifelicense.com License fees for 2023 are $29.50 for residents and $39.50 for non-residents. Both fresh and saltwater fishing licenses may also be purchased in person at Goose Hummock Shop, 15 Route 6A in Orleans.
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WALKING AND HIKING Along Historic Old King’s Highway (map location C9 – D4) there is sidewalk from Robin’s Wood in East Brewster to Stony Brook Road, gently winding along under the canopy of trees that line the roadway. During the summer this sidewalk is active all day long with people walking (with or without their leashed dog) or jogging. Punkhorn Parklands (map location D3) is over 800 acres of conservation land owned by the Town of Brewster with wooded trails that pass by lakes, ponds, and marshes, begins at the end of Run Hill Road. There are miles of great trails, so wear your hiking boots. Nickerson State Park (map location C9) has 1900 acres managed by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). There are eight miles of roads, hiking trails, and bike trails that connect to the Cape Cod Rail Trail, weaving through the woods past eight fresh-water kettle ponds in the Park. Download maps of the Park at http://www.mass.gov/dcr/ parks/southeast/nick.htm. Nickerson also has 400 campsites that can be reserved: see the Business Directory for the Park’s contact and reservation information. The Town of Brewster and the Brewster Conservation Trust have established seventeen Pathways within conservation lands, ten popular ones that are listed here (please note all distances are round trip): Mother’s Bog (3.5 miles– F1): Satucket Road to Slough Road heading south 0.8 miles to the entrance. Quivet Marsh Vista (0.3 mile – D2): 341 Main Street 0.9 miles west from Drummer Boy Park.
John & Kristi Hay Trail (0.6 mile – C3): across from Drummer Boy Park through the Stony Brook Valley. Eagle Point (0.5 – 1.0 mile – E3): Stony Brook Road onto Run Hill Road for 1.2 miles. Eddy Sisters Trail (0.5 mile – C4): Route 6A to Lower Road 1.5 miles to the Community Garden. Eddy Bay Trail (1.0 mile – B5): Route 6A to Lower Road 150 yards west of the Community Garden. Crosby Landing (1.0 mile – B8): Route 6A to Crosby Lane ¼ mile to the West entrance to Nickerson State Park; park at the Crosby Mansion. John Wing Trail (1.3 miles – C3): Park at Drummer Boy. Trail head is 0.3 miles east adjacent to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. Bakers Pond Conservation Area (2.5 miles – enter at C9): Route 6A east to just after the Orleans town line, turn right onto Bakers Pond Road for 0.6 miles to parking lot on right. A map of these trails can be picked up at the entrance to the Brewster Visitor Center located in Town Hall, Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A trail guide can also be downloaded from https://brewsterconservationtrust.org/brewsterwalking-trails-guide/. (Visitor Center Fall and Winter hours also available: visit www. Brewster-CapeCod.com.)
Trail Use Guidelines: • Stayed on marked trails • Leash and pick up after your dog • Take precautions against ticks and poison ivy • Take only memories, leave only footprints THANK YOU!
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BIKING ON THE CAPE COD RAIL TRAIL (CCRT) Walk, run, bike or rollerblade along 25 miles of scenic paved paths where train tracks once carried passengers and supplies to local Cape Cod destinations. The trail stretches from Dennis to Wellfleet, with extensions to Yarmouth, Dennis, and Chatham. In Brewster the trail winds through forests, and past cranberry bogs and ponds. In East Brewster, the trail intersects with an additional eight miles of bike trails in Nickerson State Park. In Brewster, watch for the green CCRT signs as there are numerous places to get on the trail: the intersection of Route 137 and Underpass Road features a parking area and convenient access. Explore the Rail Trail Extension through Harwich to Chatham, ending at Depot Road. Maps of the Trail are available at the entrance to the Brewster Visitor Center, located at 2198 Main Street in Brewster’s Town Hall. You can pick one up Monday through Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. June – Labor Day.
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BREWSTER BEACHES Brewster is world-renowned for its celebrated “Brewster Flats,” a phenomenon created by the ebb and flow of the daily tides when the waters recede more than a mile out of Cape Cod Bay to reveal sandbars, clam beds and tidal pools teeming with sea life. To experience this at least once a day, visit one of Brewster’s gorgeous bay side beaches. From east to west these are: Crosby Landing, Linnell Landing, First Light Beach (Brewster residents only), Ellis Landing, Point of Rocks Landing, Breakwater Beach, Saint’s Landing, Mant’s Landing and Paines Creek. (Beach names correspond to the name of the road they are on; the exceptions are Saint’s and Mant’s Landings.) None of Brewster’s bayside beaches are lifeguard protected. All bayside beaches have portable toilets, available from Memorial Day to early October. Special access is limited to Mants Landing and Linnell Landing beaches. Freshwater Ponds that have public beaches and landings include Long Pond (Crowell’s Bog Road off Rte. 124) where a lifeguard is on duty most days from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., and from approximately mid-June to Labor Day; Sheep Pond (Fisherman’s Landing off Rte. 124), and Upper Mill Pond (Run Hill Road), both of which have no lifeguard. Portable toilets are available at each beach from Memorial Day to early October. Beach Parking Parking Permits are required for all vehicles at Brewster beaches and ponds from June 15 to August 31, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. No fees for walkers or bikers. All permits are on sale through the Town’s website: https:// BrewsterStickers.townhall247.com/. Daily and Seasonal Permits are fully electronic: plate reader technology is used for verification. The fine for parking without a permit is $40 per violation.
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Non-resident/Visitor Fee: $20/day; $150 /season (plus credit card convenience charge) Resident Fee: Resident Permits are available online or through the mail-in program; fees are $25 each per season for up to 2 vehicles; $40 for each additional vehicle (vehicle registration and proof of residency required) Beach Regulations • Beach hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. • Cookouts allowed only on private beaches with a permit from Brewster Fire Department. • No fires are allowed on any public beaches. • Dogs, horses or any other pets are not allowed on public beaches, tidal flats, landings, and public ponds from May 15 to September 15, per Board of Health regulations. • Smoking is prohibited on all Town beaches.
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BREWSTER BOOK STORE By Kyle Hinkle, Brewster Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
In 2021, the Brewster Book Store entered a new era of growth when Jessica MacKenzie Devin and friend Sue O’Malley purchased the business. Under their management and creative influence, the store has flourished by expanding its footprint, adding a “secret garden”, creating new book clubs and programs, inviting authors to stay in the upstairs apartment, and continuing the original owner’s desire to be a community minded resource for readers of all ages and interests. The Brewster Book Store opened in 1982 by Nancy and John Landon who decided Brewster could use a children’s bookstore. Nancy and her husband, who lived off-Cape opened the store in one room with 3,000 titles. Their endeavor was a success and soon hired Jessica’s mother and aunt to run the store for them. In the summer, they liked to hire young people, including 13-year-old Jessica, to work in the store. Today, their inventory includes books (of course) but also a variety of gifts including logo branded t-shirts, sweatshirts and caps, jewelry, candy, gourmet tea, tote and book bags, and more! When asked what other new creative things they have planned, Jessica replied that she “listens to the community to learn what they would like to see!” What a great idea! For more information about the Brewster Book Store, visit www.BrewsterBookStore.com and be sure to drop in to wander the stacks when you are looking for a good read! Pictured opposite: Jessica Devin (right) and Sue O’Malley (left), Co-owners of the Brewster Book Store
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STILL JUST RECYCLING? By Meg Morris, Chair of the Brewster Waste Reduction & Recycling Commission
It’s another year on the Cape and time for residents and visitors to try some new (old) ways to reduce waste.
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Now, of course we want you to continue recycling, but we also want you to consider these other R-words and actions that come well before the last R, i.e., Recycling, and certainly before disposal. Now more than ever due to the preponderance of plastic everything, we need to manage our unwanted materials a lot better. Better management of our resources is up to all of us. While you’re trying out some of these extra “R”s, think about how much plastic is in our lives and how we can Reduce it for a better world. Refuse to purchase products that are single-use, disposable or overpackaged. For example, replace paper napkins with washable cloth ones. The same goes for plasticware: refuse to buy it. We should all be using washable, and just-aboutforever reusable, glass drinking cups, not disposables. Keep in mind that there is a safety exception for young children and differently-abled consumers, but if you just start refusing when you can, there will be less plastic waste. Refill containers when offered the option. Consider buying in bulk and taking your own containers to the shop rather than using plastic bags. Worried about paying for the weight of the container? Simply ask the bulk food clerk to reduce your purchase weight by the weight of the container (it’s called a tare weight). Sounds complicated, but it’s not, and it’s worth the effort as it may even result in less food waste and will certainly result in less plastic waste. Reduce is similar to Refuse, except you’ll need to consider this at the time of purchase: first, whether you need it; second, whether there’s a similar product that’s not over packaged; and third, whether the packaging is recyclable in your community. Then either purchase or not. Less plastic waste.
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Reuse is a basic principle for those seeking to be environmentally correct. When you’ve outgrown your clothing in style or size, instead of buying new, consider shopping at local thrift shops. Many carry designer clothing, and you don’t have to tell people where you bought that gorgeous blouse. An even simpler example of reuse is to carry and use your own reusable bags when you shop. Less plastic. Repurpose is part of the upcycling movement. I’m sure at some point, you’ve Reused a plastic bottle for something, whether a bird feeder, toy, or just to store some other product. That’s repurposing. Painting an old hollow core door and using it for a desktop is a little more challenging, but sure better than just ditching the door.
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Repair should be right up at the front of this hierarchy as fixing things means that you don’t have to discard them. It can be something as simple as repairing clothing, a bicycle, or a radio. If you’re handy, it might extend to fixing the coffee maker that’s clogged (a vinegar bath is usually all it takes) instead of buying a new plastic one.
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Rot happens when you have a backyard composting bin or at your local DPW convenience center for organic waste. Home composting, where you’re controlling what goes into the mixture, is simple, effective and produces a fantastic soil amendment that helps plants nutritionally and with moisture retention. No plastic is saved, but all those good nutrients are! Recycling should be last and if you’ve been diligent about all these other “R”s, you’ll soon see that your recycling is decreasing and/or limited to just packaging. And that’s okay if your waste is reduced too! Join the Brewster Waste Reduction & Recycling Commission in its campaign to not only reduce the amount of plastic in our lives but also waste less and recycle better.
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BREWSTER HISTORIC SITES THE BREWSTER STORE The building, now known as the Brewster Store, was built in 1856 as a church, but with a steady decline in the congregation, the decision was made to sell the building and property. That was in 1866 and William Knowles made the purchase for $1. He already owned another general store in town – one the six such stores in the community. The Brewster Store has been run as a general store ever since with the current owners, George and Missy Boyd, buying it in 1986. Under the Boyd’s ownership the building has been renovated and the traditions that are the hallmark of the business have continued. You will step back in time when you enter this iconic general store!
CAPE COD’S SEA CAPTAINS’ HOMES Brewster earned the nick name “Cape Cod’s Sea Captains’ Town” for the 50-plus sea captains who called the town home in the 18th and 19th centuries. They constructed elegant mansions for their families’ comfort, and today many of them provide comfort for the visiting public.
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The Historic Inns of Brewster are listed among the top 20 inns on Cape Cod and include Brewster by the Sea, Candleberry Inn, Captain Freeman Inn, Old Manse Inn and the Charm on Main. Each of these inns has a unique story, now owned and managed by innkeepers who are dedicated to preserving the elegant ambience, as well as history, of these homes. They are located along Route 6A, and several times a year, the innkeepers hold tours of the properties so the public can experience Brewster’s past.
CAPTAIN ELIJAH COBB HOUSE Located at 739 Lower Road, the Captain Elijah Cobb House is one of Brewster’s most significant buildings, constructed in 1799 on an old farm that stretched from Lower Road to Cape Cod Bay. The house stayed in the Cobb family until the death of Cobb’s great granddaughter Caro Dugan in 1941. The house was then purchased by Frances Chapin, who restored the home to its original configuration. In 2013, Ms. Chapin passed away and the house became empty. Then on February 17, 2015 the Brewster Historical Society purchased the house and began its restoration. Today, Brewster’s first sea captain’s home serves as the Brewster Historical Society’s museum and offices. Take a virtual tour of the museum by visiting www.BrewsterHistoricalSociety.com.
CROSBY MANSION: A STORY OF ROMANCE AND OPULENCE Crosby Mansion is preserved as a monument to an earlier time, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and maintained by the non-profit group Friends of Crosby Mansion as a living history tribute to the past. Located off Main St. (Rte. 6A) on Crosby Lane in East Brewster, the elegant grounds are open to the public for walking all summer. The mansion is open with guided tours during docent-led open houses held in July and August – visit www.Brewster-CapeCod.com/events for dates. Albert Crosby was born in 1823 and raised in a modest Cape house in Brewster that still stands where the mansion is, as he had the mansion wrap around his old family homestead. Albert moved to Chicago and made his fortune producing distilled alcohol which he sold to the army during the Civil War. Sales of this non-taxed medicinal alcohol made him a wealthy man. Albert returned to the Cape with a bride twenty years his junior and spared no expense to build her the three story, thirty-five room home overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Completed in 1888, the home was named “Tawasentha” built in the grand style of Chicago’s Gold Coast Mansions. And because of its heightened construction, the Old Colony Railroad laid a side track to the site. The mansion was designed for the lavish entertaining his young wife, Matilda, loved. Legend has it that when her soirees became too much for him, Albert would slip away to the old homestead and sit peacefully in his favorite rocking chair. Visit www.CrosbyMansion.com or call 508-896-1744 for more information.
FIRST PARISH BREWSTER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Founded in 1700, this was originally a Puritan church. It was the law at that time that there be a church within five miles’ walking distance of the homes in any community
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and the original building was the center of town. The current sanctuary is the third building on this site, built in 1834. In 2012, the Brewster Meeting House Preservation Project worked to marshal resources to make much needed repairs, including: lifting the building and setting it back down on an entirely new foundation, a new roof, new timbers, a new plaza, improved access for wheelchair users and others, and more. The Project continues to raise funds for the preservation of the building and to invite use of the Meeting House as a center for the arts and community gatherings in the wider Brewster area and beyond. Unitarianism was formalized as a denomination in 1825. First Parish was among many Puritan churches that leaned toward the new Unitarian ways of thinking and became a Unitarian church sometime in the mid-1800s. In 1961 Unitarians and Universalists consolidated into one, and this congregation thus became a Unitarian Universalist community. The polity—how decisions are made—is congregational: that is, the members of the church decide who their “called” ministers will be and who their Board of Trustees will be, and it is the membership of the church that supports the work of the church financially and with volunteer work in the office, in action groups and task forces, and on committees. The church is located at 1969 Main Street; call 508-896-5577.
STONY BROOK GRIST MILL: FIRST BUSINESS IN BREWSTER The intersection of Satucket & Stony Brook Roads is a favorite place for local residents as well as visitors. It is a location of great natural and historical interest, featuring a picturesque mill beside a sparkling stream. Footpaths on both sides of the road meander along the edge of Stony Brook. Informative signs provide details about the area’s rich history. The Grist Mill, beside Stony Brook, is a quiet reminder that this location was a busy 17th Century industrial area. If you close your eyes, you can imagine the Factory Village that was started here in 1633. The grist mill grinding corn, the fulling mill felting homemade wool fabric, the shoe and furniture factories hard at work providing goods for the residents of the area. A testimony to the entrepreneurial spirit of Brewster’s residents! The present Grist Mill was built in 1873 on the foundation of the old fulling and woolen mill. Water flowing over the water wheel creates power to grind corn between giant millstones. The Town of Brewster bought the mill and surrounding area in 1940. After recent years of refurbishments, the Mill is open grinding corn again and the museum features guided tours.
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STONY BROOK HERRING RUN: A CAPE COD CLASSIC Adjacent to the Grist Mill, the Stony Brook Herring Run is Brewster’s harbinger of spring. Sometime in mid-April or as late as early May (depending on air and water temperatures), the news that “The herring are running!” spreads quickly through Brewster. Hordes of herring migrate up Stony Brook from the salt water of Cape Cod Bay to spawn in the pond waters of West Brewster. The Herring Run’s paths flanking the stream are a great place to observe the alewives’ awe-inspiring journey up the fish ladders. The Run is considered a Cape Cod classic.
WINDMILL VILLAGE AND BAND STAND AT DRUMMER BOY PARK: AMERICANA AT ITS BEST 773 Main Street, West Brewster is home to Brewster’s Drummer Boy Park with the Windmill Village, Bandstand and Playground. The site offers a spectacular view from Route 6A, across Quivet Creek to Cape Cod Bay. Two 18th century buildings of historical interest - Old Higgins Farm Windmill and the Harris Black House - are situated nearby. The old Blacksmith’s Shop (which is a working shop!) rounds out the Windmill Village. These are owned and maintained by the Brewster Historical Society and make a wonderful backdrop for photos! Visit the Brewster Historical Society website (www.BrewsterHistorical Society.org) for information about tours. On Sunday evenings at 6 pm in July and August bring a picnic and lawn blanket and enjoy the music of The Brewster Band. (And at the Drummer Boy Playground the little ones can work out their energy!) This all-volunteer band has been performing for over 20 years pleasing audiences both young and old. The Band is under the direction of John New who teaches music and band at Nathaniel H. Wixon Innovation School in South Dennis. Band members say, “John is a highly skilled professional who delights the Band’s members as he coaches and challenges them to new levels of performance.” They are always looking for musicians who would like to join! Visit www.thebrewsterband.weebly.com for more information.
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LIZ PERRY Liz Perry is a printmaker and painter who enjoys creating mixed media paintings, etchings, monotypes, watercolors and collage. She is the owner of Blue Jacket Studios, Blue Jacket Way, in Brewster, MA. Perry graduated with a BFA from Alfred University’s College of Art, studying with renowned printmaker/ photographer John Wood. For the past 45 years, she has continued to work with many fine printmakers and artists, encouraged and helped other artists on Cape Cod assemble group shows, and has taught classes and workshops on many printmaking techniques, including collagraph, linocut, monoprint, mixed media, watercolor and color theory. She is influenced by the colors and seasonal changes of her flower gardens, salt marsh ecosystems, and her favorite local inlets and beaches, such as Paine’s Creek in Brewster.
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She is a member of the Cape Cod Museum of Art, The Creative Arts Center in Chatham, and PAAM, showing regularly in their exhibits. Perry also shows her work at Trove Gallery on Route 6A in Orleans. She is Co-president of The Printmakers of Cape Cod, and has been a member of PCC since she moved to the Cape 42 years ago. Blue Jacket Studios and Gallery are open for special events during the spring and fall, and by appointment all year ‘round. Please email Liz at lizprints@gmail.com if you would like to visit her studio and gallery in West Brewster, and she will get back to you very quickly!
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BREWSTER BASICS Brewster is a unique residential community and a popular visitor destination on Cape Cod. It is this rural character, combined with pristine bay beaches that feature the famous “Brewster Flats” as well as tree-lined streets with winding sidewalks along historic Old King’s Highway that draw people here year after year, and in many cases pulls them in to move here.
Year-round Population (2024):
9969
Improved Residential Properties:
7,421
Non-resident or Second Homes:
3,537
Property Tax Rate:
$6.99 per $1,000 valuation 6.81
Size:
16,328 total acres
Conservation land:
(estimated) 4,496 acres
Summer population: (estimated)
35,000
Rooms Tax Received for 3 quarters 2023.24
(Sept – Mar): $2,744.728.00
Meals Tax Received:
$229,628.00
Total
$2,974,356.00
BREWSTER SCHOOLS Brewster is part of the Nauset Regional School District encompassing Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and Wellfleet. Cape Cod recognizes “school choice” which admits students from outside the region. In Brewster, students in grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade attend the Stony Brook Elementary at 384 Underpass Road (508-896-4545) and 3rd - 5th graders attend Eddy Elementary, 2298 Main St. (508-896-4533). Middle schoolers attend Nauset Regional Middle School in Orleans and high schoolers Nauset Regional High School in Eastham (more information on both may be found at www.Nausetschools.org)
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Brewster also has private schools. The Laurel School, 1436 Long Pond Road (508-896-4934) accepts children from nursery school to 5th grade in the school year. The Saltbox School at The Family Schools is Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd grade, 3570 Main Street (508-896-6555); there are year-round programs for infants to 5th graders. Cape Cod Christian Academy offers a hybrid homeschooling model where children spend 2 -3 days in the classroom and the rest of the time at home. Located at 3900 Main Street (781-539-9762).
GETTING HERE DRIVING From Boston and points North: take Route 3 South to Route 6 across the Sagamore Bridge. Approximately 27 miles to Brewster from the bridge. Please note that all exits have been renumbered; you will want to take exits 82, 85 and 89 (formerly known as exits 10, 11 or 12) off of Route 6: these all lead to Brewster.
From points South or West: Route 195 or Route 495 to Route 25 across the Bourne Bridge - follow signs to Route 6 along Cape Cod Canal and enter Route 6 at traffic lights. Continue on Route 6 to Brewster exits 82, 85 and 89 (formerly exists 10, 11, or 12) off of Route 6: these all lead to Brewster. GPS users: please note that all Brewster addresses are in zip code 02631.
BY AIR Cape Air (based in Hyannis) and JetBlue and partners fly into Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis (exit 72—formerly exit 7 -- off Route 6) as well as Provincetown Airport from Boston’s Logan Airport. Connections are available to Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority public bus service and to Plymouth & Brockton bus from Hyannis.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON CAPE COD The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) offers a number of ways to travel throughout the Cape. CCRTA provides daily bus service from Harwich to Provincetown, through its Flex bus service. For more information on routes and times, visit http://www.capecodrta.org/ or http://www. capecodrta.org/flex-route.htm or call CCRTA at 508-775-8504.
PRIVATE BUS SERVICE Plymouth & Brockton Bus service on and off-Cape includes stops at Amtrak in Boston’s South Station, Logan International Airport, and Boston express service. Schedules are on www.P-B.com or call 508-746-0378. Peter Pan Bonanza Bus provides limited service on-Cape and points offCape including T.F. Green Airport in Providence, RI. For more information visit www.PeterPanBus.com or call 800-343-9999.
TRAIN For no-traffic worries as well as free wi-fi, wheelchair accessibility and child, pet and bike-friendly (and free) service, try the train to the Cape. The CapeFLYER’s Boston to Cape Cod weekend passenger train service is offered Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays (from May 26th through Labor Day) with transportation to Hyannis from South Station, Braintree, Brockton, Middleborough/Lakeville, Wareham Village, Buzzards Bay, and Bourne. Scheduled travel time is 2 hours and 20 minutes. Reservations are not required, and extra coaches are added on holiday weekends. When you arrive on the Cape, you’ll have access to bus connections, island ferries and airlines. With continuation of “Super Summer Sunday Savings Fares!” riders pay$20 for round-trip, same-day travel on summer Sundays in July and August only. Tickets are available for purchase at the MBTA Commuter Rail ticket office at South Station, on the MBTA mTicket app. For more information visit the Cape Flyer website at www.CapeCodFlyer.com, email info@capecodrta.org or call 508-775-8504.
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Town of Brewster PHONE NUMBERS EMERGENCY NUMBERS POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE SQUAD: 911 POISON CONTROL: 800-682-9211 POLICE STATION (FACILITY): 508-896-7011 631 Harwich Rd, Rt. 124 FIRE & RESCUE DEPT.: 508-896-7018 1657 Main St. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES Cape Cod Hospital: 508-771-1800 27 Park Street, Hyannis 02601 Walk in Medical Centers: 508-432-4100 Fontaine Medical Center & Urgent Care 525 Long Pond Drive, Harwich 02645 Orleans Medical Center: 508-255-8825 204 Main Street, Orleans 02653 ANIMAL EMERGENCIES Cape Cod Stranding Network Hotline: 508-743-9548 To report stranded marine life Animal Control Officer: 508-896-7011 Located at Police Station
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TOWN OF BREWSTER DEPARTMENTS Town Hall Offices; 508-896-3701 2198 Main St, Open Mon - Fri 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Brewster Recreation: 508-896-9430 Eddy Elementary School Captains Golf Course: 508-896-1716 1000 Freeman’s Way Council on Aging: 508-896-2737 1673 Main Street Dept. of Public Works: 508-896-3212 Located at Recycling Center Recycling Center: 508-896-9665 Open Th – M 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. year round Run Hill Road Selectmen’s Office: 508-896-3701 x1134 Town Hall, 2198 Main Street Shellfish Constable: 508-896-4546 Tax Collector: 508-896-4502 Town Hall, 2198 Main Street Town Clerk: 508-896-4506 Town Hall, 2198 Main Street Town Administrator: 508-896-3701 x1134 Town Hall, 2198 Main Street Water Department: 508-896-5454 165 Commerce Park, Freeman’s Way
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Ice Cream Café.......................... 13 Info-Tech Guru........................... 34 JT’s Seafood.............................. 12 LC3 (Local Cape Chambers Collaborative).......... 29 Leighton Team, Keller Williams Realty................ 48 M.A. Frazier Disposal................ 42 Mazzeo Construction................ 21 Mazzeo Construction................ 47 MEWS at Brewster Antiques..... 42 Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club................................. 2 Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club............................... 28 Old Manse Inn........................... 45 Outermost Land Survey............ 37 Paines Creek Oyster.................. 22 Pause A While........................... 44 Peggy Farber Realtor® ............ 15 Serenity Apartments.................. 18 Shady Knoll Campground......... 14 Sonoma Wool Company........... 45 Struna Galleries......................... 44 The Brewster Band.................... 30 The Village Toy Store................ 34
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2025 Person of the Year
SHARON TENNSTEDT By Mackensie Blue, Cape Cod Chronicle
Sharon Tennstedt is a name many Brewster residents are familiar with. She’s served on the vision planning committee, crafting Brewster’s 10-year master plan, has been a co-chair on the council on aging’s board for nine years, was the president of the Brewster garden club, participated in the bay property planning committee, and currently serves as the COA’s liaison to the Sea Camps advisory committee. Outside of the Brewster boundaries, she was the president of the board of directors for Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands. She also is currently involved in the leadership group for Healthy Aging Cape Cod and volunteers regularly with WE CAN. She’s made an incredible impact on the Cape Cod community, which is why Kyle Hinkle, executive director of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce, and the rest of the chamber board named her their 2025 Person of the Year. The honor is bestowed upon a local resident who exemplifies true community service. Receiving the news of her person of the year honor came as a complete surprise. “First, I was stunned,” she said with a laugh. “Once I got past the initial surprise, it’s a great personal honor to me. To have what I’ve been able to do, to have that work be recognized publicly is just an incredible honor.” Tennstedt will lead the Brewster in Bloom parade this Sunday, May 4. Now in its 39th year, the event has blossomed into a two-day extravaganza, starting with the annual Brewster Band concert on May 2 at the Brewster Baptist Church beginning at 7 p.m. On Saturday, May 3, the Cape Cod 5 Bloom run is set to take place at 10 a.m. Registered runners will meet at the Brewster Inn and Woodshed. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. at the inn parking lot. The parade will take place on Sunday, May 4. Residents are encouraged to set up along Route 6A, as the start of the parade forms at Eddy Elementary School. Tennstedt will be in attendance. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, the annual arts and crafts fair will be open to the public for free. Located at the Sea Camps bay property, the fair features more than 86 makers and artists showcasing their work. On Saturday, the event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Sunday, it will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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An Active Brewster Volunteer Tennstedt’s love of service started early in her career. Her background is in clinical mental health work, but in the 1970s she registered in a Ph.D. program at Boston University majoring in medical sociology with a minor in social gerontology. After completing clinical work, she focused on research, specifically in the field of aging. Over the next 40 years, her research spanned surveys and observational studies to multi-center national clinical trials. Tennstedt and her husband bought a home in Brewster in 2004 and became fulltime residents in 2014 after they retired. Once ingrained in the community, she sought out opportunities for volunteer positions that fit her background. “Every volunteer opportunity that I have taken on has been one that’s allowed me to use my professional skills and experience,” she said, noting that the garden club is a personal interest. Her lifelong interest in gardening drew her to the garden club in 2018. After her retirement, she looked for the opportunity to join a club focused on the hobby. Although it had been a passion of hers, she wasn’t able to devote much time to it throughout her career. While she was president of the board, the garden club decided to join the chamber as a member, increasing its visibility around town. Aside from following her passions, she’s been an impactful advocate for senior living in Brewster and Cape Cod as a whole. She was instrumental in crafting the five-year action plan for the council on aging that helped secure a full-time program coordinator position. Currently, she’s working with the Barnstable County initiative Healthy Aging Cape Cod to build out the volunteer database that was originally established by the United Way about 10 years ago. Since establishing herself as a Brewster resident, Tennstedt has been a consistent participant in the Brewster in Bloom festival. She has walked in the parade with the garden club and been a viewer on the sidelines cheering as floats pass. What does Brewster in Bloom mean to Tennstedt? “It is our celebration of community.” This article originally appeared in the May1, 2025 issue of the Cape Cod Chronicle and is reprinting with permission from Mackensie Blue and the Chronicle.
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