Jolly Whaler

When I was a youngster my family would spend one or two weeks on Cape Cod in the summer. There were eight of us (two parents, four kids and two grandmothers) so we stayed at an inexpensive place in Brewster called the Jolly Whaler; a collection of rustic cabins near the beach. Since then, the Cape has been transforming from a summer vacation destination to communities with year-round residents. The Jolly Whaler has been closed for a few years and, according to this article in the Boston Globe, is considered an eyesore by local residents.

It was pretty tacky but we have a lot of pleasant memories about the times were stayed there. The Jolly Whaler’s sign is baby-boom era kitsch. In addition to the sign, there used to be an old boat that they used as an office.