You won't just be showing up at your shack, mixing a cocktail, writing sonnets and watching the sunset, although that certainly could be part of the package. "You get lost in the sights and sounds and the elements." Renters are responsible for constant upkeep of the shacks, including repairs and even roof replacement.īut, on the practical side, "there are a lot of maintenance issues every year," said Critchley. "You have to think about it as crossing a border into another reality," Critchley said.
Provincetown artist Jay Critchley, who founded the Provincetown Community Compact, a nonprofit that offers residencies in a handful of dune shacks, had high praise for the experience that the shacks offer, and their cultural importance. Over time, though, they turned into recreation and artistic retreats for local families and their kin and guests." There is limited running water, plumbing, and electrical fixtures in most of the shacks."ĭunes of the Province Lands Curious Cape Cod travels the Cape's ghost roadsĪ 2011 Cape Cod Times story added this: "The shacks date from at least the 1920s and were built largely as rustic shelters, without public utilities or road access, for fishermen, shipwreck survivors and sea rescuers. Access is required by foot or by 4x4 vehicle along the park’s oversand corridor. The houses are remote, with no paved roads leading to them. "The dune shacks are small, weathered, and often built on pilings to adjust for the ever-moving sand dunes surrounding these properties. See the Cape Cod dune shacks Photos and details of the amazing properties up for lease Here's how the National Seashore describes the shacks: But the practicalities of living out in the Peaked Hill Bars National Historic District are daunting, and weaving through the competitive federal process to obtain a lease, officially called a request for proposals, looks like a heck of a challenge.įirst, you need to know what you might be getting into. The Cape Cod National Seashore is offering 10-year leases on eight historic dune shacks in the wild land along the backshore of Provincetown and Truro.Īre these places romantic, spectacular and celebrated in art and literature? You betcha.
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