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Wellfleet
Art galleries, primo beaches and those famous Wellfleet oysters lure visitors to this little
seaside town.
Sights
Wellfleet Beaches
BEACHES
Backed by undulating dunes,
Marconi Beach
has a monument to Guglielmo Marconi,
who sent the first wireless transmission across the Atlantic from this site. The adjacent
White Crest Beach
and
Cahoon Hollow Beach
offer high-octane surfing.
SickDay Surf
Shop
( 508-214-4158;
www.sickdaysurf.com
;
361 Main St; surfboards per day $25-30;
9am-9pm Mon-Sat)
rents surfboards.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
NATURE RESERVE
( 508-349-2615;
www.massaudubon.org
;
West Rd, off US 6; adult/child $5/3; 8:30am-dusk;
)
Birders flock to Mass Audubon's 1100-acre sanctuary, where trails cross tidal
creeks, salt marshes and beaches.
Festivals & Events
Wellfleet OysterFest
FOOD
(
www.wellfleetoysterfest.org
; mid-Oct)
The town becomes a food fair for a weekend, with
a beer garden, an oyster-shucking contest and, of course, belly-busters of the blessed bi-
valves.
Sleeping & Eating
Even'Tide Motel
MOTEL$$$
( 508-349-3410;
www.eventidemotel.com
; 650 US 6; r from $135, cottages per week $1100-2800;
)
This 31-room motel, set back from the highway in a grove of pine trees, also has
nine cottages. Pluses include a large indoor pool, picnic facilities and a playground.
PB Boulangerie & Bistro
BAKERY$
