![]() The Wareham Gatemen first joined the league in 1927, claiming the first of a total nine league championships in 1930. To date, more than 1,400 major league players have spent some formative time in the Cape League, many playing for Wareham’s local team. Organized baseball on Cape Cod goes back deep into the 19th century, and today the CCBL offers some of the best amateur ball you could hope to watch. Wareham has a collegiate summer baseball team, competing in the West Division of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Spillane Field Source: David Lee / shutterstock Baseball Smaller children and toddlers are sure to enjoy the zero-depth playground at Little Neck Beach, and Captain Kid’s Island has a giant tipping bucket.ĩ. Herring Run River is a classic lazy river, and the swells at the Mussel Beach wave pool reach 3.5 feet. Take Devil’s Peak, which drops almost vertically from a height of 75 feet, or the high-speed Pirate’s Plunge and the swooping tube ride, Squid Row. One of a string of visitor attractions, stores and chain restaurants along Route 28 in East Wareham is a family-owned water park, open for more than 40 years now.Īlways improving, Water Wizz of Cape Cod is constantly adding to its array of rides and attractions, and there’s plenty for bigger kids and teenagers to get into. Water Wizz of Cape Cod Source: MAD.vertise / shutterstock Pool The flat topography and abundance of quiet, paved trails make this place ideal for a bicycle trip, and for thrills you can go offroad on the intersecting sand and gravel tracks. Myles Standish State Forest is 12,000+ acres of pitch pine forest and scrub oak, ecologically important for its glacially formed kettle hole ponds.įour of the forest’s five campgrounds are located next to ponds, and you can jump from one shoreline to the next on 13 miles of hiking trails, 15 miles of paved bicycle trails, and 35 miles of horse trails. Just past Wareham’s northern edge you can reach the largest publicly owned recreation area in southeastern Massachusetts. Myles Standish State Forest Source: Michael Sean OLeary / shutterstock Myles Standish State Forest So naturally, the essential menu items to try are New England signatures like lobster rolls, scallops, clam cakes, clam chowder, lobster bisque, and of course, fried clams.ħ. Lindsey’s Restaurant buys all of its fish and shellfish from local wholesalers, working around Cape Cod waters. The building was remodeled in 1979 by their son Buzzy, and daughter-in-law, Cheri who continues to run the business. Lindsey’s Restaurant started out in 1948 as a fried clam take-out spot, opened by Paul and Frances Lindsey. This family seafood eatery in East Wareham has been locally owned and operated for more than 75 years. Lindsey’s Restaurant Source: Brannon_Naito / shutterstock Lobster Roll In the last few years a parking fee has been implemented here, May through September. ![]() The beach’s small parking lot runs down the spine of Shell Point, and there are panoramic views of the beautiful shoreline, adorned with waterfront houses and little docks. Like its neighbor, Shell Point Beach shelves very gently, and because it’s so tucked away the water is pool-like. ![]() Shell Point Beach Source: Simol1407 / shutterstock BeachĪlong the shore and merging with Onset Beach, Shell Point Beach is distinct, and merits its own entry in this list.Īs the name tells you, the beach is on a sandy cape, with Sunset Cove on one side and Onset Bay on the other. The waters of Onset Bay are made for paddling, and the Nemasket Kayak Center, which we’ll talk about later in this list, has a location right on the beach.ĥ. This gives beach crystalline protected waters that stay shallow for some distance and are perfectly safe for youngsters to wade in.īehind, Onset is a small seaside community, established in the 1880s as a summer camp for Spiritualists, and with idyllic cottages that were built as second homes for people who would come here to try to communicate with the dead. Onset Beach Source: Susilee Dean / shutterstock Onset BeachĪ crescent of soft golden sand, the fabulous Onset Beach is at the head of the namesake bay, which cuts a long way inland and is protected by Wickets Island and Onset Island. ![]() In Wareham you can tour the famous cranberry bogs, feast on the freshest seafood, watch some of the best amateur baseball in the world, and kayak in a vast maze of coves, bays, rivers and ponds. The best of these may be Onset Beach, a perfect curve of golden sand, with idyllic views of wooded points, historic houses and islands in the bay. Once touting itself as “The Gateway to Cape Cod”, the seaside town of Wareham is much more than a stepping stone.įirst off, there are 54 miles of shoreline here on Buzzards bay, along a heavily indented coast where public beaches are bathed by gentle, warm waters in summer. ![]()
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