Mermaids of Cape Cod
Please scroll down the page to see each mermaid in the series of six and the story printed on the back of each card:
(Included on All Cards)
The return of the mermaids
As spring turns to summer and the ocean takes on its warm weather hue the mermaids of Cape Cod and the Islands make their secretive return to local waters northward with the warmth of the sun. After wintering in Caribbean waters off shore of the Lesser Antilles, our mermaids bid their tropical sisters farewell and ride the currents of the gulf stream, drifting Traveling effortlessly below the waves, in the company of sea creatures great and small, these beauties of the deep spend their summers as you do, enjoying some of the world’s most beautiful beaches.
Once back in familiar waters our mermaids drift to their summer homes. from Cape Cod Bay and Race Point to Cleveland Ledge in the middle of Buzzards Bay. So their summer goes, basking in the sun while keeping watch on the natural beauty that is the Cape And the Islands.
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Naida of Nobska
Most of her sisters use up their
wanderlust on the journey home to the Cape but Naida is a
mermaid who just can’t seem to stop swimming. Cleveland Ledge
in Buzzards Bay and Dogfish Bar in West Yarmouth mark the watery
boundaries of her aquatic empire. Of her many sunning spots,
the rocks of Nobska Point seem to be her favorite.
Nobska Point Lighthouse
On a rise overlooking where
Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound meet and just a good stones
throw from Woods Hole, sits Nobska Light. The original light
was erected in 1828 with that light being replaced in 1876 with
the 42-foot cast iron tower standing on the site today. Nobska
Light became a Coast Guard Station in 1939.
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Rayen of Chatham
Basking at the ocean’s edge on the
east side of Monomoy Island is where you can find Rayen whenever the
sun is shining. She loves the deepness of the ocean just off the
Chatham shore but when the wind churns up the Atlantic look for
her in Pleasant Bay, passing time by spending time with her
twin sister.
Chatham Light
Positioned on the southeastern tip of
Cape Cod, Chatham Light began its storied history in 1808 when a
pair of wooden towers were erected. The original structures were
replaced with two brick towers in 1841 which were in turn replaced
in 1881 with two 48 foot iron plate towers. The Chatham Twins used
to guide mariners through the areas shifting sand bars and rocky
shoals, were split up in 1923 when the north tower was moved to Nauset
Beach.
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Aisling of Nauset
One doesn’t usually associate the
term homebody with mermaid but Nauset’s Aisling is just that. Never
far from shore and more often than not found playing tag with sand
sharks in the shallows of Pleasant Bay, she takes great pride in
showing off her home waters to her twin sister, Rayen, who just
happens to hail from Chatham.
Nauset Light
Back in 1923 when it was time to
replace Nauset Beach’s antiquated navigational beacons, The Three
Sisters, the choice was made to split up a famous set of twins.
What is today Nauset Light was from 1877 to 1923 the north tower of
Chatham’s two lights, the Chatham Twins. The 48 foot iron plate
tower got its signature look in 1940 when the upper half was painted
red, a daytime indicator of its red and white beacon.
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Iolanthe of Martha's
Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is surrounded
by treacherous seas, which for hundreds of years, have tested
sailors with opposing ocean currents, reefs, rocks and shoals.
Those same waters are but a playground for Iolanthe, one of the
Vineyard’s many mermaids. Her choices of sunning spots are
nearly endless, from Oak Bluffs to Chilmark, from Menemsha to
Edgartown.
Edgartown Station
Edgartown Station began its
existence as a navigational aid in 1828 and the first
lighthouse, a cupola style light atop a 12 room keeper’s
dwelling, was built in 1875. The present day lighthouse took
its place in 1939 after being moved by boat from Hatsett Rock in
Ipswich, MA.
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Klio of Race Point
Klio has chosen the upper reaches of
Cape Cod Bay as her private undersea playground dividing her time
between swimming with humpback whales and basking in the sun on the
miles of dune-backed beaches. From Provincetown Harbor around to
Pilgrim Heights, she knows every rock every sandbar and every
creature of the deep.
The Race Point Lighthouse
The Race Point Lighthouse had a very
humble beginning, with the original structure being nothing more
than a 20 foot rubble stone tower. The current structure, a
brick-lined cast iron tower which stands 40 feet above the northwest
tip of Cape Cod, was built in 1876.
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Mayim of Sankaty
Nantucket’s mermaid, Mayim, makes
swimming an art form as she moves through the waters around the
island. While sunrise might find her between the isles of
Tuckernuck and Muskegat, the noon day sun shines on her as she
frolics with seals in the surf of Siasconsett.
Sankaty Lighthouse
Standing on a bluff 90 feet above the
Atlantic Ocean, Sankaty Lighthouse , built in 1849 and lit in 1850,
has helped mariners navigate the rough and shoal-filled waters off
Nantucket’s eastern shore. The 70 foot high beacon uses one of the
most powerful lights in New England to keep commercial and
recreational vessels safely afloat.
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