Cape Cod Lake Made From Tears

Through the window in Princess Scargo's Tower, in Dennis Village, on Cape Cod. I can see her lake. She, and 99 other people, dug the lake and carved it into the shape of a fish. 

You too can see it, and  find out how the tiny tribe of Nobscussets were able to gouge out, and shape the fresh water pond using only clam shells from the ocean, in my book, Ghosts of Cape Cod.

Princess Scargo's Tower sits at the crest of Scargo Hill.  There is no admission to the stone structure, the highest point on Cape Cod, but for the Prilgrim Monument in Provincetown, which you can see from her tower.  

All photos (except the Pilgrim Monument) taken and copyrighted by Bill Russo

See the pictures (in the Kindle Edition only) and discover the

bittersweet tale of the princess and her lake, which was said to be filled by the tears from her eyes, in the Ghosts of Cape Cod. https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Cape-Cod-Bill-Russo-ebook/dp/B01BL1TP7U

There is no road leading to the ancient burial grounds of Princess Scargo's.tribe  A small rectangular sign is the only alert given to motorists that the secluded area is nearby.  Full directions included in all editions of the book will take you into the eerie, but peacefull graveyard of the Nobscusset Tribe.  After you park your car safely as far off the King's Highway as you can (there is no parking lot) - cross the street and look for the Arboreal Arch....

This tangled trail of brush is the only entrance to the final resting place of the last members of the tribe once led by the Princess and her father, Chief Mashampantaine.

While you may not choose to believe the entire legend of the Princess, if you do spend some time at the lake, the tower, and the graveyard, like most people you will feel a certain peace and contentment that is rare in the troubled times of the 21st century. 

There are many other stories in Ghosts of Cape Cod, including the sad tale of the disappearing Flower Boats of Cape Cod.  Known as the Joseph Boats, they were once as common as lobsters or cod-fish on the Cape.  Now there are at most a handful left.  I know of only one such boat left, on the entire 65 mile span from Sandwich to Provincetown.

Where have they gone?  Chopped up into kindling and thrown into fireplaces mostly.  It seems as though local residents became disenchanted with the boats because the 300 year old ghost who owned the first flower boat (Rev. Joseph Metcalf) likes to make midnight strolls into people's yards and pick the flowers from 'his' boats.

Read about this story and more than a dozen others in Ghosts of Cape Cod.  It's on Amazon, Smashwords, Kindle, Apple, Barnes and Noble and all major retailers world-wide. https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Cape-Cod-Bill-Russo-ebook/dp/B01BL1TP7U

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