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Nickerson State Park sits a few minutes east of our Brewster compound. Here is how we tell guests to spend a family day among its kettle ponds and bike trails.

An honest map of Brewster's wedding venues — resort, mansion, inn, and a one-acre compound you can rent whole for the weekend.

We love the Cape in summer, but October is the month we keep for ourselves. Here is how we spend a shoulder-season weekend in Brewster, from the beaches that never really close to the cottages that earn their firepits.

We bought a tired 1890 farmhouse on Route 6A and spent years turning the acre behind it into a five-building Cape Cod compound. Here is what we kept, what we let go, and why we still answer the phone.

Old King's Highway runs 62 miles along Cape Cod's bayside. We drive it weekly from our Brewster farmhouse — here's how we'd spend a day on Route 6A, from Sandwich to Orleans.

We run a small compound of cottages in Brewster. After hundreds of stays, here is the packing list we wish every guest had — and the things we already keep on the shelf so you do not have to.

Three generations, five front doors, one acre in Brewster. Here is what a multi-generational weekend at our 1890 Cape Cod compound actually looks like — Friday to Sunday.

Where we send dogs on Cape Cod — beaches, trails, and how our Brewster cottages are set up for guests who travel with pets.

A hand-picked guide to the eleven Brewster bay beaches within five miles of Salty Doors — Paines Creek, Breakwater, Crosby Landing, and where to go when you want warm water instead.

A one-acre Brewster compound — five dwellings, 16 beds, five firepits, and room for 50 guests — rented as your own private wedding estate. Here's how it works.

If you're researching where to winter in Naples, Florida, Treviso Bay is one of the quieter, more amenity-rich corners of the market. Here's what we've learned owning a unit there.

A half-mile detour off Route 6A takes you into one of Cape Cod's most scenic corners. Here's why we chose Brewster for our cottages — and what to do when you visit.