What comes to your mind when you hear Cape Cod? Vacations from your past may begin flooding your mind. Perhaps you are transported back to a quiet cabin on your families beachfront property where you would vacation every summer. You remember the nighttime walks along the beach, sailing in the daytime, and biking along the beach side paths and dusk. If you and your family were never frequent visitors of the area, maybe the tourist attractions are what ring a bell to you.
You have heard of Provincetown, at the very tip of Cape Cod, where various whale watching fleets will guarantee a sighting if you come with them. You definitely know about the beaches there. Forty miles of beautiful, sandy beaches belonging to the Cape Cod National Seashore make up sixty public beaches. There are also several private beaches along the coast as well. Bed and breakfast joints are popular lodging choices for the tourism that floods in every summer. Perhaps you are an avid fisherman and your eyes light up when you hear of this location because you are fantasizing about the world famous fishing. Striped bass, bluefish, bluefin tuna, false albacore, and flounder are abundant in the area, but what you really get excited about is the mahi-mahi and marlin that appear in the late summer months. What could be a greater prize than catching and cooking one of those for your family?
So where exactly did this unique land formation come from? How was it formed and how has it become such a must-see destination? Much thanks goes to the Laurentide ice sheet, that advanced and retreated over the area during the Pleistocene era, leaving behind rich soil to support a beautiful landscape. The receding glacier also created what we call kettle ponds, which are clear, cold lakes that remain today.
During this time, much of the water was trapped in the ice sheets, making the sea level pretty low. As the glaciers began to melt, the sea level began to rise. The water began eroding the glacier deposits left along the coast. Sediments that moved north created the characteristic tip of Cape Cod, while those that went south created islands and shoals along the coast.
From French explorers to English settlers, Cape Cod was a landmark for seafaring explorers. Its natural beauty and richness, thanks to its geological creation, attracted people to the area since the beginning, and has not stopped doing so since. So if you are dreaming of a vacation along the beach, fishing trips in the bay, or sailing your heart to the sea, Cape Cod has the attractions and accommodations that you need.
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The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce (http://www.capecodchamber.org/) provides information and resources on Cape Cod tourist attractions and much more. Get everything you need for your next family vacation, weekend escape or mid-week getaway.
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