P-Town: the other Magic Kingdom
There are different types of magic in this world-the kind you can buy with lots of money and little taste (think: Neverland), something so naturally beautiful that it could only be a result of some kind of sorcery (like, say, the Amazon rain forest) and that je ne sais quoi that seems to grow and metamorphosize from the creativity of the human spirit. Provincetown, Massachusetts is simply erupting with the latter.
I know, I know, it's cliché to say there's something for everyone. When the tourist brochures of vacation destinations say it, they mean you can play golf while your wife shops and your kids swim in the pool. But for P-Town, it might actually be true. There REALLY is SOMETHING for EVERYONE.
Somehow, someway people have carved out a creative wonderland in this natural paradise at the absolute edge of the East Coast. Surrounded by sand dunes and sea, drag queens, fisherman, artists, artisans, comedians, Shakespearean actors and everything in between, next to, over, under, above and below goes about the daily business of doing 'their thing'. And what a thing it is.
We're talking about a town that's dog friendly, kid friendly, family friendly, gay friendly, multi-culturally sensitive and still just a little redneck at heart. All crammed into about a 17 square mile radius.
Ever since I was old enough to drive, I have made an effort to introduce someone to P-Town as often as I could. And I have watched people from all walks of life fall in love at first sight. If you have never been to Provincetown before, raise your right hand. Swear that you will go before you die. You will not regret it. And if you have been, double pinky swear with me that you will go back every year UNTIL you die.
Posing for a family portrait at the Provincetown Fourth of July festivities
I know, I know, it's cliché to say there's something for everyone. When the tourist brochures of vacation destinations say it, they mean you can play golf while your wife shops and your kids swim in the pool. But for P-Town, it might actually be true. There REALLY is SOMETHING for EVERYONE.
Somehow, someway people have carved out a creative wonderland in this natural paradise at the absolute edge of the East Coast. Surrounded by sand dunes and sea, drag queens, fisherman, artists, artisans, comedians, Shakespearean actors and everything in between, next to, over, under, above and below goes about the daily business of doing 'their thing'. And what a thing it is.
We're talking about a town that's dog friendly, kid friendly, family friendly, gay friendly, multi-culturally sensitive and still just a little redneck at heart. All crammed into about a 17 square mile radius.
Ever since I was old enough to drive, I have made an effort to introduce someone to P-Town as often as I could. And I have watched people from all walks of life fall in love at first sight. If you have never been to Provincetown before, raise your right hand. Swear that you will go before you die. You will not regret it. And if you have been, double pinky swear with me that you will go back every year UNTIL you die.
Posing for a family portrait at the Provincetown Fourth of July festivities
Posted by Jennifer at 6/10/2010 1:43 PM 
Categories: Provincetown Massachusetts, Not P-town but still snappy
Tags: Provincetown Cape Cod PTown
Categories: Provincetown Massachusetts, Not P-town but still snappy
Tags: Provincetown Cape Cod PTown
Now that family portrait has something for everyone in it! Now that's Americana, Norman Rockwell.
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