The Cape Cod Potato Chip factory is a top tourist attraction in the Cape Cod area.  They usually receive 250,000 visitors annually.  The Cape Cod Potato Chip factory is located at 100 Breed’s Hill Road in Hyannis, Massachusetts with a telephone number of 1-888-881-CHIP.

The Cape Cod Potato Chips were first cooked in the kitchen of Steve and Lynn Bernard.  They opened a shop in a small store front in Hyannis and soon their chips became a local favorite.  As tourist sampled the chips and took bags home the business grew out of the store-front and became a worldwide favorite of many.

They use only fresh east coast potatoes shipped in daily from the farmers’ fields and still cook them the old fashioned way, in small kettles that allow careful monitoring of flavor, texture and quality.

The Cape Cod Potato Chips has expanded to offer several other snacks which include:

• The classic old-fashioned premium kettle cooked potato chips
• 40% reduced fat
• Sea Salt & Vinegar
• Sea Salt & Cracker Pepper
• Beachside BBQ
• Jalapeno & Aged Cheddar
• Robust Russet
• Wavy Cut
• Cheddar Jack & Sour Cream
• Veggie Tortilla Chips
• Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
• White Corn Tortilla Chips
• White Cheddar Popcorn
• Bean & Corn Salsa – Mild
• Bean and Corn Salsa – Medium

In addition they have opened their factory doors for tours. 

Tour Hours:
Monday – Friday:  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Weekends and Holidays

You can also visit the Nauset Lighthouse while in the area.  The Nauset Lighthouse is a symbol for Cape Cod Potato Chips and is one of the Cape’s most recognizable landmarks.

The Nauset Lighthouse was constructed at the request of 21 residents of Eastham in 1836.  Many, many vessels had been lost off the shores of Eastham.  It was apparent to the people in this area that a beacon was required to safely bring ships into harbor.  Congress approved the request and determined three wooden lighthouses would be constructed at the site to distinguish the location from the single light north of Truro and the double lights south at Chatham.  As a result, the lighthouses known as the Three Sisters were constructed.

The Three Sisters survived for over 70 years.  By 1911 the towers were perched perilously close to the edge of the bluff.  Weather and erosion necessitated

a need to move the lighthouses.  The towers were set back from the bluff’s edge.  The Bureau of Lighthouses then determined it was necessary to keep only one of the three sisters in commission.  The center lighthouse tower flashed three times every ten seconds as a tribute to her sisters who stood silent.  After about seven years, the two defunct sisters were purchased by the Cummings family who retired them to their summer cottage known as The Towers.

For about 12 more years the remaining sister illuminated the shores of Eastham, however age had weakened her.  It was sold and incorporated into a private residence.

The new Nauset Lighthouse stood guard over the Eastham shores while the National Parks Service reunited the former sisters of Nauset.  They purchased all three towers from the private owners and in 1975 united them, in their original configuration, on a site off Cable Road.

In three years, after The Perfect Storm in 1991, over 30 feet of bluff was destroyed by the sea.  The Coast Guard wanted to decommission the lighthouse; however, hundreds of letters of protest poured into the Boston Coast Guard headquarters and the Nauset Light Preservation Society took over.

The Coast Guard gave the Society a 5 year lease in 1995 and after a lot of debate, a new site out of ocean’s reach was chosen.  Workers endured frigid temperatures, biting wind and snowfall to move the tower to its new home.  The lighthouse was very carefully hauled by heavy-duty dollies hitched to a truck, inch by inch over 336 feet to the new site.

The Nauset Light was renovated and painted and today remains a Cape Cod Landmark.  Thanks to the dedication of the community and the Nauset Light Preservation Society, you can visit the Nauset Light May through October on free tours.  Donations are appreciated and accepted.  For more information or to help the preservation of the Nauset Light, you can contact:

Nauset Light Preservation Society
P.O. Box 941
Eastham, MA.  02642

Source:  Cape Cod Potato Chips Online

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