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BOU R N E V I LL AGE
A ROUND CA PE COD
Cataumet
This tiny village is home to around 800 residents and is
wedged along the shore of Buzzards Bay between North
Falmouth and Pocasset.
Quiet and peaceful but still only 20 minutes by car to
Falmouth’s active commercial center, Cataumet once served
as a hub for the Old Colony Railroad. Cataumet Station opened
in 1890 to provide passenger service between Boston and
Cape Cod. The original gingerbread structure was destroyed
by fire in 1925 and was replaced with the brick building that
still stands, unused, in Post Office Square today. The circa-1894
Cataumet Schoolhouse, equipped with period desks, maps,
and blackboards, was restored in the 1990s and is now
available for educational, cultural, and recreational activities in
the community.
The first home was built on Scraggy Neck in
1894, the balloon of land that juts out from the
rest of Cataumet into Buzzards Bay. By 1927,
the Scraggy Neck Recreation Association was
formed, and today this residential group helps
maintain the quiet and exclusive nature of the
area.
Village amenities include the old Cataumet Club, a neighborly
and family-friendly recreation organization that is over a
century old. The club is situated on Squeteague Harbor and
activities for members revolve around tennis, sailing, and social
events. The public Squeteague Harbor Beach offers calm
water and easy kayak or small boat launching. The Cataumet
Art Center on Scraggy Neck Road has gallery talks, exhibitions,
classes, working artists’ studios, and other arts and cultural
events.
There is a small full-service boat yard on Red Brook Harbor.
Family run since the early 1960s, Parker’s Boat Yard specializes
in sailboat maintenance and repair and provides moorings,
slips, and indoor and outdoor boat storage. Nearby is the
Cataumet Greenway, 95 acres of protected lands owned and
managed by the Bourne Conservation Trust. Wooded trails
lead you through wetlands, waterways, over hills, and past
a working cranberry bog. Part of the Greenway, Dimmick
Waterfront Scenic Vista has a stunning look at the harbor.
Homes in Cataumet can feature water views in the Red Brook
Harbor area, a quaint village feel near Post Office Square, or
exclusivity within the private Scraggy Neck neighborhood.
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Maintained by the Bourne
Conversation Trust, the Cataumet
Greenway winds through the
natural landscapes of the village.
Home to numerous species
of wild animals and a variety
of wildflowers, the Greenway
meanders through conservation
areas, salt marshes, and fields
toward Red Brook Harbor.
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