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A ROUND CA PE COD
Harwich
With miles of rivers and a long coastline of sandy beaches
as well as numerous inland marshes, Harwich is a perfect
town for spending time on the water. In fact, this relaxed
town of 12,000 had a historic maritime industry, with a
significant cod fishing fleet throughout the 1800s. By
the latter part of the century, local residents switched
to cranberry farming, and Harwich is often cited as the
birthplace of the commercial cranberry industry. The annual
Harwich Cranberry Arts and Music Festival held every
September celebrates this pleasing designation.
Cranberry farming has been flourishing throughout Cape Cod
for centuries, and Harwich helped introduce the native fruit to
the rest of the world by producing the first cranberry crop for
commercial sale. Today cranberry bog tours are available in
Harwich, and also each September is the Harwich Cranberry
Arts and Music Festival, which has entertained and educated
thousands of music, food, and art lovers since 1976.
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