For the first time in 300 years, an island off the coast of Cape Cod is open to the public.
Sipson Island has been privately owned since 1711, when it was sold by the Monomoyick people to White settlers. Now, the newly minted Sipson Island Trust, with the help of a local non-profit, hopes to restore and care for the island using the Native American value to see land as a gift for all to use.
The 24-acre island, which opened on Saturday, is located just off the coast of Cape Cod in an area known as Pleasant Bay -- an area that is of critical environmental concern. "When it was for sale... there were a number of conservation organizations who wanted to find a way to raise the money... protect it, preserve it, preserve it and make it accessible to the public," Blough said.
Now that it is fully open to the public, visitors are encouraged to access the island from the eastern shore. However, only shallow draft boats under 22 feet can land due to the sensitive ecosystem in the water.
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