Road Trip to Brewster, MA

CAPE COD MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY
OYSTER BEDS
PAUL SCHARFF
BEN NUGENT
BREWSTER FLATS
JOANNA ADACH
Brewster
Road Trip to
n the mid-1800s, there were said to be more masters
and mates of vessels roaming the globe belonging to
Brewster than any other town in the country. Though
those glory days of seafaring have long past, many of the
historic sea captains’ mansions and estates lining Brewster’s
Route 6A have been beautifully restored into bed &
breakfasts, art galleries, craft studios and antique shops.
There is no real village center to this rural town, but the 19th
century Brewster General Store is a nostalgic gathering
place at one of the town’s main crossroads. Its Main Street,
Route 6A, is lined with fine eateries and boutique shops. Just
off the main way, the herring still run upstream in spring to
the 1660 Stony Brook Mill.
The centerpiece of Brewster’s Drummer Boy Park on Route
6A is Old Higgins Farm Windmill, built in 1795. Throughout
the summer, the park hosts family-friendly events, from live
concerts to craft fairs, which add to the small-town New
England-feel of the public park. Brewster’s beaches all
border calm, scenic Cape Cod Bay. What makes its coastline
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WHEN YOU GO:
BREWSTER CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, INC.
PO Box 1241, 2198 Main Street, Brewster
(508) 896-3500
brewster-capecod.com
OCEAN EDGE RESORT & GOLF CLUB
2907 Main St, Brewster
(508) 896-9000
oceanedge.com
capecodchamber.org

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