There’s so much to learn about Cape Cod, when you’re not just concerned with how to scoot around traffic or where to find your next lobster roll.
Here are some more fascinating facts about this historical stretch of sand:
Spy Suspect At The A-House
The Atlantic House is a famous Provincetown bar on Masonic Street. Now known for being one of the best gay bars in the country, the A-House has a surprising history, including the arrest of one Eugene O’Neill for spying! The prolific playwright whose works include “Long Day's Journey Into Night” and “Mourning Becomes Electra” was a P'town regular in 1917, when the U.S. had entered World War I. A member of the Masonic Lodge next door to the Atlantic House decided to arrest O’Neill at gunpoint inside the establishment while the writer was dining with a friend. The pair had been seen carrying a black box into the dunes near a government radio station. But it wasn't a spy signal for the Kaiser. All the box contained was a typewriter.
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Fun facts! This photo looks like the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis though.