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modest cottages.
We passed cranberry bogs, salt
marshes, fishing ponds and miles
of unspoiled land — just grass,
trees and wildflowers — before
we reached the eastern entrance
to the Cape Cod Canal.
"It's one of the longest sea
canals in the world," said our
guide. We also passed historic
towns like Sandwich, where peo-
ple waved to us as we chugged by.
In all, our journey was 37 miles
round trip — and the time went
so quickly that we were almost
reluctant to get off the train when
our journey ended back at our
starting point.
Now on foot, we walked a short
two blocks from Main Street to
Winter Street.
This is the Cape Cod Syna-
gogue, which looks just like a typ-
ical Cape Cod bungalow: a sturdy
cedar shingled structure built to
withstand salt air. It looked very
much like the other houses on the
tree-lined street — except this
building also had a Star of David
just below its triangular roof.
Inside, Trish Jochnowitz, ad-
ministrator for the synagogue,
was on hand to give us a tour.
First, we stood in the foyer and
admired two beautifully designed
tile walls. Jochnowitz told us that
they were created by local artist
and congregant Robert Brooks,
who used many biblical symbols
in his colorful design. He also
used Cape Cod motifs such as the
fish, sailboats and ocean waves.
On another wall hung a paint-
ing which was also done by Mr.
Brooks. This showed the first
Cape Cod synagogue, built in
1948 when the congregation hdt1
only 35 families.
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s the unofficial capital of
Cape Cod, Hyannis offers
varied attractions to its
many visitors. They in-
clude boat rides on Hyannis Har-
bor, a train ride on the Cape Cod
Scenic Railroad, or strolling by
foot on Main Street, with its Colo-
nial-style brick buildings and typ-
ical New England ambience.
For Jewish travelers, Hyannis
also offers the opportunity to see
a thriving Jewish congregation,
the largest on the Cape.
To get a head start before the
summer crowds, we visited
Hyannis recently. In late spring,
its natural attractions are espe-
cially appealing.
We began with a narrated boat
tour. Soon after our boat, Pa-
tience, pulled away from the har-
bor, we saw the flag marking the
site of the John F. Kennedy
Memorial. And beyond the break-
water, our guide also pointed out
the houses that make up the
Kennedy compound.
We saw other varied sites, too,
during our one-hour cruise, in-
cluding Lewis Bay, named for a
sea captain in the 1600s, the
Channel Point Lighthouse, the
Hyannis Yacht Club and more.
This was also a relaxing way to
enjoy the water and to be re-
minded that the identity of Hyan-
nis is closely linked to the water.
Next, we boarded the Cape
Cod Scenic Railroad, a special
touring train which operates from
May through October.
This railroad first came to
Hyannis in 1854, and our refur-
bished tourist train was launched
in 1989. Old-fashioned enough to
have open windows, not air-con-
ditioning, it purred along at a
leisurely pace through areas
dense with trees that sheltered
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