Introduction

Recently I had stumbled upon an article from a tweet from Cape Cod based Saltline Studio. The New York Times article was titled Upbeat on Cape Cod, Despite a Recession and basically discussed that although the national perception of the economy is down, Cape Cod maintains a high spirit – and there are examples to prove this. You may ask, how can this be? Having just moved to Cape Cod this past September I am going to offer you an insider’s perspective of Cape Cod, the local economy, and my opinion of this article.

Pick A Path

Summer was coming to an end and autumn was beginning to show itself and my lease in the Boston North End was nearing an end. With few ties I had nearly unlimited options as to where to relocate but I hadn’t a clue as to what to pursue. Should I stay in the city? It was certainly fun with the nice restaurants, active nightlife and nearly unlimited accessible events, however for some reason it just didn’t feel right – I felt as if it was time to move on to something different. How about a move back to my hometown in Cleveland, Ohio? This was a viable option – it was inexpensive, as compared to the Northeast and the familiar was certainly a comforting thought, and it would be nice to be near family, but yet again this option did not feel right – been there done that for the first eighteen years of my life.