June Mystery Harbor: Wychmere Harbor, Harwich Port, Cape Cod

The mystery harbor is Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. Looks like the photo is taken from the bottom of the grassy lawn at the overlook on Route 28. We often pass this location and pull over to view the harbor and boats. Every season offers a unique memory.

Scott & Kristen Nichols

Seekonk, Mass.

Former Stone Horse builder site

Two things jumped out at me when looking at June’s Mystery Harbor, Wychmere Harbor. First, the Joel White-designed wooden sailboat in the middle of the photo, and second, the Harwich Port Boatyard building. That building is the site of the Lee Shipbuilding Company where the first Stone Horse sailboats were built by Bill Lee under the watchful eye of designer Samuel S. Crocker. The Stone Horse boats built here were before WWII. The first boat built there was for a MIT classmate of Crocker named Palmer Cosslett Putnam.

Bill McBrine

Malden, Mass.

Sees some great blitzes

The Mystery Harbor is Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port, on the Cape. It’s a great sheltered harbor, but a little hectic in the summer. Easily accessed from Nantucket Sound by boat or Route 28 by car. Great restaurants near the water, or nearby. Nice warm water for swimming, and I have seen some great blitzes of blues and bass in past years when they come through the entrance.

Barry Shangold

Bridgewater, Mass.

Most picturesque harbor on Cape?

This is a picture of Wychmere Harbor, the largest harbor in Harwich Port on Cape Cod. I believe it is one of the most picturesque harbors on Cape Cod. The narrow channel connecting the harbor to Nantucket Sound is a busy waterway during the summer. My family kept a powerboat on a mooring there for many years. On the western side of the harbor is the Wychmere Beach Club, a resort. Its Harbor House was the iconic family restaurant Thompson’s Clam Bar until it closed in 1990.

George Gillis

Cataumet, Mass.

Thompson’s Clam Bar was there

Looks like Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port. I started going there in the mid-1960s as part of an annual summer sailing cruise of the Cape and Islands with my father and siblings. Thompson’s Clam Bar, on the channel, was a highlight of the cruise. We would pile into the dinghy, sometimes requiring two trips, and row over to the restaurant. The restaurant is no longer in business, but the building is recognizable in the upper right of the photo. The harbor is tiny, accessed by a long narrow channel, and always felt like our special secret place.

Stewart Young

Chestnut Hill, Mass.