Photo Safari exploring Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard
April 7th, 2014 by Beth Colt
Our spring Photo Safari exploring Cape Cod kicked off Friday night with a wine and cheese reception at the Woods Hole Inn. Locals Cathy and Prue joined guests Marie and Janice for this weekend of exploring Woods Hole and Martha’s Vineyard through the eye of the camera. Saturday morning, I led a two hour talk…
Summer Dreams meet Spring Reality in these Snow Photos of Cape Cod
March 28th, 2014 by Beth Colt
Summer Dreams — I am officially dreaming of summer, long days where the light lasts, and I luxuriate in the cool breeze on my skin after a nice long swim, or sit at the edge of the sand with a tattered New Yorker, a fine sun hat, and strong…
Author Maile Meloy Visits Woods Hole, Talks at Eight Cousins
March 2nd, 2014 by Beth Colt
Author Maile Meloy was in Falmouth last week talking with fans about her novels Apothocary (a New York Times bestseller which also won the E.B White Award in 2012) and it’s sequel Apprentices. Eight Cousins Bookshop on Main Street hosted her visit and invited their middle school book club to read the book and come…
How to Make a Good Photo Great, or Explore Cape Cod on our Photo Safari
February 28th, 2014 by Beth Colt
What makes a great photograph? Makes makes a photo “go viral”? Is it more beautiful on Cape Cod than other places? Why are images more powerful than words, especially in social media? Is there something to the saying about the magic of Cape light? Join the Cape Cod iPhoto Safari Retreat (April 4-6, 2014) at…
Sledding on Cape Cod
February 18th, 2014 by Beth Colt
The cold air biting at your lungs with every deep breath, the weight of the sled in your mitten-ed hand, the bright sunlight glinting off acres of hot white snow, there is nothing better than a clear sunny day right after a deep snowfall for sledding on Cape Cod. Yesterday was just such a day…
Dreaming of Summer
February 14th, 2014 by Beth Colt
I am constantly bragging about how mild the weather is here, how rarely we get snow, how when we do it melts right away. Readers of this blog must have heard me reference the warm “gulf stream waters” dozens of times and even heard me lament the brief sledding opportunities, the short pond-skating season. Not…
Bringing the Summer Beach Inside
January 27th, 2014 by Beth Colt
Nantucket Dune. Sandy Ridge. Tidewater. Sounds like bad poetry, but these are Sherwin Williams paint colors currently in use at the Woods Hole Inn intended to bring the poetry of the summer beach inside. Getting the paint colors right at your beach house is one of the hardest things to achieve — trips to the…
Cape Cod Blizzard in Woods Hole
January 3rd, 2014 by Beth Colt
The first storm of 2014 hit fast and furious in the middle of last night, blizzard conditions with gusts rumored to be up to 50 mph from the northwest. Storm watchers called it “Hercules” — Really? I love a good snow day, and this one started early with a phone call from Charlene (our breakfast…
Professional Development Writers Workshop
December 29th, 2013 by Beth Colt
Woods Hole — long cherished as an epicenter of marine science — is growing in it’s reputation as a place for artists to gather as well. This year, for the fourth time, the Woods Hole Inn and Woods Hole Film Festival unite with a weekend of professional development writers with exploration in screenwriting and a…
Holiday by the Sea in Woods Hole
November 24th, 2013 by Beth Colt
Oceanside holidays are often glamorized in places like St Barths and Key West. But people forget that the beaches of Cape Cod — especially if we are lucky enough to get a dusting of snow — are perhaps more spectacular than any other time of the year. Consider spending your holiday Cape Cod with us…
Six Reasons to Cycle Cape Cod MA starting in Woods Hole
November 5th, 2013 by Beth Colt
Cycling Cape Cod MA, especially in the crisp fall weather, is the best way to see the hidden vistas and back road treasures of this sandy peninsula. But how to make it all happen seamlessly in one killer weekend? Well, meet our our bike tour package, which answers the question — why cycle Cape Cod…
Hurricane Katrina
October 16th, 2013 by Beth Colt
When I bought the Woods Hole Inn, my attempts to purchase the web address woodsholeinn.com led me to Sam and Marsha Smalley of Folsom, Louisiana. Yes, turns out there was another Woods Hole Inn, down in the bayou near New Orleans. When I called in 2008, I discovered that the southern Woods Hole Inn had been…
Living the Dream
September 1st, 2013 by Beth Colt
“Wind’s from the North,” my friend Phil admonished, as we got in the boat to go fishing Saturday. “Don’t expect much. Fish don’t like that North wind.” I was expecting nothing — based on years of failed attempts as a kid — but I thought: Who cares? Day like this on the water? Heaven with…
Building a Team
August 21st, 2013 by Beth Colt
One of my favorite parts of running the Woods Hole Inn is building a team of people who come together to deliver a fantastic guest experience. I am particularly blessed this summer with a great group who have worked seamlessly together all summer. As we approach the dog days of August, I reflect on how…
Day trip to #OB
August 20th, 2013 by Beth Colt
Did you know over a million people a summer take the Steamship Authority Ferry to the Vineyard from Woods Hole? Hard to imagine, until you live in Woods Hole and you watch the people streaming on and off the boats. And while we spend the summer at the front desk advising people about how to…
Takes a Village
August 16th, 2013 by Beth Colt
Despite setbacks including intermittent rain and no power to the building for at least an hour mid-day, our James Beard Foundation Celebrity Chef dinner called “Starry Starry Night” came off in style this past Tuesday evening August 13, 2013. We started the night before, renting a truck and emptying the restaurant of all it’s furniture…
Starry Starry Night, a farm-to-table dinner in Woods Hole
August 13th, 2013 by Beth Colt
We are hosting a James Beard Foundation Celebrity Chef dinner tonight, raising money for Falmouth Hospital. One hundred lucky guests will dine under a tent next to Quicks Hole (our farm-to-table restaurant) overlooking Woods Hole harbor and under the stars. This will be a summer meal to remember… The meal is being prepared by Chef…
Bike Tour of Falmouth and Martha’s Vineyard
August 5th, 2013 by Beth Colt
Back by popular demand! We are hosting another bike tour weekend on October 18 – 20th 2013 with the Woods Hole Inn and our good friends at the Captains Manor Inn as your home base. Come away to the sea-side town of Falmouth, Cape Cod and explore Falmouth’s coastline and villages as well as nearby…