Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

Because it’s a challenge to reach, over the rough-and-tumble West End Breakwater, Wood End tends to be sparsely populated. That Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

West End Breakwater. The approach to Wood End is simply unrivaled. With the scale and majesty of a natural feature, Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

House Point Island. The location of this small harbor island, which has now disappeared, is commemorated by the first bend Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

House Point Island Flats greenhead box traps. Those blue boxes on stilts that you see through the marshy flats of Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

Wood End Light. Wood End Light emerges from a seemingly endless horizon, with marsh grass and tidal ponds in the Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

Wood End Light Oil House. Though this brick structure has an appealingly domestic scale, it was built in 1896 for Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

Wood End Light Keeper’s House. The lighthouse keeper’s lot at Wood End was greatly improved in 1896 with the construction Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Wood End

Wood End Light Fog Bell Tower. The fog bell tower was constructed in 1902 and taken down after the lighthouse Continue reading →