Exploring Cape Cod Gone in Wellfleet, Mass
There was a tavern here? You walk through a pine forest on Cape Cod. If you catch the right time in Spring you may even see ladyslippers among the other wildflowers along the trail. But a tavern? Soon, large sand dunes appear on your right. Follow the "Tavern" signs as you hike the Great Island Trail in Wellfleet, Cape Cod and eventually you will come to the site of a colonial-era tavern. The remains are all gone now but the history of the area is fascinating. Just below Great Island was Billingsgate, a town that has entirely disappeared! In the late 1800s there were more than 30 houses, a lighthouse and a school there. After your hike enjoy some world-famous Wellfleet Oysters.
By Don Bayley | Photo: Don Bayley | Feedback