Yarmouth is a member of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
School District and has five public schools located
in the town. At a college level, the Cape Cod Community
College offers enrollment in its full-time two year
programs as well as in its continuing education
program. There are three libraries within the town.
Keeping pace with the growth on Cape Cod is the
growth of professional and community music, art,
dance and theater groups, some of them located in
Yarmouth. The community enjoys a variety of recreational
programs as well as the town's fifteen public saltwater
beaches, five freshwater beaches and two municipal
golf courses.
Sixteen inviting beaches lie on the warm waters
of Nantucket Sound to the south and on the crisp
refreshing waters of Cape Cod Bay to the north.
Numerous recreation trails offer healthful relaxation,
and well developed business districts throughout
the villages provide ample goods and services. Residents
of Dennis feel a sense of pride in their home by
the sea.
Harwich is a unique cluster of seven villages conveniently
located at the elbow of Cape Cod. Harwich offers
historic homes, beautiful sandy beaches, golf, fabulous
dining and great family recreation. Enjoy miles
of windswept, white sand beaches. Splash around
in the warm waters of Nantucket Sound at one of
the salt water beaches. If fresh water is your style,
there are an abundance of pristine fresh water beaches
located in the Harwiches.
Brewster is an historic sea captains' town located
on the bay side of Cape Cod. Established in 1803,
the town encompasses approximately twenty three
square miles, including over 325 acres of beach
and marshlands, with 24 ponds larger than 10 acres
in size. Brewster's current year-round population
of about 8,400 grows to about 20,000 in the summer
season as visitors come to sample the diversions
of the town.
Despite precarious beginnings, Chatham has developed
over the years into a highly desirable place to
live in or visit. Today its small-town qualities
are well suited for families and retired residents.
A spectacular coastline and out-of-the-way location
have kept generations of summer residents coming
back each year. Major geographical features of the
Town are hilly, wooded uplands, extensive barrier
beaches and spits, harbors, numerous small estuaries,
and salt and freshwater ponds.
