Whether you're a lifer or a washashore, Cape Cod Life's 2010 Annual Guide is an invaluable resource for the year to come on the Cape and Islands.

From Falmouth to Provincetown and everywhere in between, we have the inside scoop to all of the best attractions, activities, restaurants, and local lore that our beloved region has to offer. And this year, we've decided to have the residents who know their towns best explain their love of the Cape through a series of riveting interviews accompanied by Dan Cutrona's stunning portraits. As an added bonus, capecodlife.com features a few extended versions of these interviews with tons of incredible anecdotes and insight into what makes the Cape a land like no other.

As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments sections beneath each story. Be sure to keep an eye on our Life and Times blog, our frequently updated home for the latest happenings on the Cape, our ruminations on life at Life, and much more. And stay tuned: Big things are coming in 2010.

Happy New Year!--The Editors

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Day Tripping - A Spooky Stroll

Ax murderers! Arsonists! This Day Trip Takes A spin through Vineyard Haven's fascinating spirit world

Here on Martha's Vineyard, the ghosts of Edgartown have whaling captains' pedigrees. Down the road, ... Full Story

Creative Hands and Minds - art without boundaries

Creativity flourishes for all at Featherstone Center for the Arts.

WATCHED OVER BY SOME COWS ON AN ADJACENT farm, the wood-shingled studios, classrooms, and workshops ... Full Story

Lifes View - a visit with cynthia riggs

Thirteenth-generation islander Cynthia Riggs is a mystery writer. She also runs a bed-and-breakfast in her West Tisbury home, which has been in her family since it was built in the 1700s. She calls the island the perfect place to live. Since each of the six towns has its own personality, she says, there is little reason to leave the island. Her first book was written when she was 68. Here, she talks about her eclectic background, her writing, and her unusual lawn ornament.

Mindy Todd: You have an intriguing past--writing for the National Geographic Society and Smithsonian ... Full Story

Great Outdoors - island alpaca company

An exotic fleece-bearing cousin of the camel

BARBARA RONCHETTI USED TO START HER DAYS with conversation--phone calls, meetings, e-mail. Quiet tim ... Full Story

Pages of History - Captain Outrageous

Already the subject of a book by Polly Burroughs, colorful 19th-century schooner captain Zebulon Tilton is the focus of a local production company's brand-new documentary.

"I sailed with Zeb quite a few times and it was always a memorable experience." -- James Cagney ... Full Story