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    Should We Stop Using the Word Marijuana?
    July 9, 2020
    Marijuana Provincetown Terms
    Here’s a question to ponder: should people use the word “cannabis” or “marijuana” when referring to the psychoactive plant? ‍Our friends at Ask Ars beg the question and it’s an interesting one. We evolved….so should...
    Provincetown History Snippet: What’s a Cape Cod House?
    May 8, 2020
    Cape Cod House
    The first homes built by the English settlers on Cape Cod were wigwams built of twigs, bark, hides, cornstalks, and grasses, which they copied from those of the local Wampanoag people who had lived here for thousands of years before the Europeans arrived....
    Who is Susan Glaspell?
    May 1, 2020
    Susan Glaspell Provincetown
    Susan Glaspell’s first novel, The Glory of the Conquered, was published in 1909. It received a series of impressive reviews. The New York Times critic argued: “Unless Susan Glaspell is an assumed name covering that of some already well-known...
    Provincetown History Snippet: How to Get Here?
    April 24, 2020
    Provincetown History Getting Here
    The idea of a Cape Cod canal, linking the bay to the sound, was studied as early as the 17th century, but it wasn’t until that the privately built canal merged the waters of the two bays. It was not a great success; too narrow and winding, the canal allowed...