1. Steele Associates
City: East Dennis, MA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (508) 385-7311
Address: 1372 Rte. 134
Description: This family-owned company offers rental homes, cottages, duplexes, and condos in beach areas from Barnstable to Orleans. Rentals are weekly, monthly, or seasonal. Besides a busy summer rental season, Steele Associates also offers rentals during the off-season months of Sept and Oct. Summer weekly rentals range from $800 to $5,500 (for waterfront), and houses generally range from two to four bedrooms.
2. Dennis Pines
City: East Dennis, MA
Category: Golf
Telephone: (508) 385-8347
Address: 1035 Rte. 134
Description: From the back tees, Dennis Pines is a tournament-caliber 7,100 yards with a slope of 127. Don’t fret though; the front tees chop off more than 1,200 yards, making this par 72 suitable for many tastes. The narrow fairways at this year-round course emphasize accuracy off the tee. Expect to use every club in your bag here, as the holes are a good mix of lengths. As Dennis Pines is one of the busiest Cape courses, you’ll need to reserve tee times in season: The course takes them seven days in advance, or six months in advance with prepayment. In the summer season, greens fees are $60. In the spring, fees Mon through Thurs dip to $49. Cart rentals are $17 per person per 18 holes and $12 per person per 9 holes.
3. Steele Associates Real Estate
City: East Dennis, MA
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (508) 385-7311
Address: 1372 Rte. 134
Description: This full-service real estate agency has developed a specialty of handling beach-area property, particularly along the north section of Dennis. The agency also handles the sale of residential homes, condominiums, land, and commercial properties in the towns of Yarmouth, Brewster, and Harwich.
4. The Marshside
City: East Dennis, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (508) 385-4010
Address: 28 Bridge St.
Description: We know of some people from just south of Boston who will make a day trip to Dennis just to have lunch at the Marshside. A stone’s throw north of the intersection of Routes 6A and 134, this is a restaurant that attracts tourists as well as locals and maintains a passionate following. The restaurant was recently completely redone, as was the nearby culvert under Bridge Street. The former makes for a more elegant dining experience and the later for an improved marsh system. For added atmosphere, ask for a table with a view of the marsh full of wildlife and Sesuit Harbor beyond. The Marshside serves lunch and dinner daily and is open year-round, so you can see the marsh during all four seasons.