Comments on: Memories of a Cape Cod Summer

By: FRANK

FRANK — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:04:14 +0000

CHRISTINE….WHAT YEARS WERE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THERE?

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:47:42 +0000

Hello! We too grew up going to Brewster and the Hopkins Cottages! We miss them so much and it was a shame to see them torn down. We still try to go to the area because we love the bay and investigating the tide pools! I am glad to hear so many others share the same memories as we do!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:27:49 +0000

Frank, We were there from 1956 into the mid-60s. Always for 2 weeks, different cottage each time. Loved when the Cushman’s Bakery truck pulled up and delivered those yummy cupcakes with the fabulous frostings. Always walked up for a soft serve ice cream at the top of the street and sometimes down to the gas station to get an orange crush soda or a grape nehi from the soda dispenser (in real glass bottles).

By: FRANK

FRANK — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:42:12 +0000

LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN….MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS “CLASICROK@AOL.COM”…PLEASE PUT IN THE SUBJECT BAR “CAPE COD”…..LOVE TO HEAR FROM THOSE THAT SPENT TIME AT HOPKINS COTTAGES…I WAS THERE FROM 1965 TO 1974 WITH MY FAMILY,AUNTS,UNCLES AND COUSINS…ANYONE REMEMBER WALKING UP TO DAIRY QUEEN AT NIGHT FOR ICE CREAM..OR GOING TO “COBIES” FOR THE BEST HOT DOGS AROUND.
FRANK

By: FRANK

FRANK — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:27:39 +0000

Debbie,
I am wondering if you stayed at Hopkins Cottages the same time that our family did!…It was a wonderful experience growing up and going there….I would love to hear from you and talk about it…My email is “clasicrok@aol.co”…please “Cape Cod” in the subject line…For anyone else that reads this please feel free to contact me also…Be well to all!
Frank

By: Howard

Howard — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:02:43 +0000

I’ll have to add my front door Hopkin’s cottage picture here to remind all of the real look. Those hip roof cottages were just ideal. In fact on stilits and all open inside they are what all waterfront homes must be. I was inside one the day before the bull dozers arrived. I bet many of you wish you had one last peek of heaven. I cried.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:45:51 +0000

Howard,

Glad to have found so many Hopkins’ cottagers. They were wonderful family times.

Debbie

By: admin

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:44:11 +0000

Frank,

I remember the battleship and still look out to sea from time to time, expecting to see it there. Those were wonderful family times for me. We stayed in a different cabin each time. i loved climbing up on the beds to peer over the walls into my parents bedroom. ii’m sure they loved that too.

Debbie

By: admin

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:41:35 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your story. Those were wonderful family times.

By: Ann Marie (Blais) Metropoulos

Ann Marie (Blais) Metropoulos — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:52:03 +0000

I, too, was browsing for somewhere to take my family. I wanted to show my kids what my vacations were like while growing up in the 60′s/70′s in the Rhode Island Massachussetts area. We usually stayed for 2 weeks and my Aunt’s family rented one next door or a little further down the line. Days were spent digging for worms or clams, flying kites, or chasing crabs. Nights were spent playing Keno or Mompoly or some kind of cards.We each had a chore or 2 to do,sweeping the cottage out, helping with the dishes. We each had a sleeping bag tossed on top of the bed, me and my 3 brothers. Mom and Dad had actual bedding. I can still remember out packing list… all the bathing suits we owned, 2 pr of short, 1 nice, 1 for hanging around in, 1 pair of long pants, 1 pr of pj’s, 1 sweatshirt, 1 light jacket, and 1 nice outfit for church. Sweet, sweet times.
Thank you so much for sharing your story, it brougth back may wonderful memories.