Former Meetings Today Editor Co-Authors Quirky Cape Cod Guidebook

 

Former Meetings Today editor and longtime meetings industry trade journalist Maria Lenhart has co-written a new book that delves into the deep history and fascinating personalities associated with the Cape Cod, Massachusetts, region.

Secret Cape Cod and the Islands: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, which was co-written by Lenhart’s Hard News Travel Team partner Linda Humphrey, explores the intersection of Cape Cod with notable figures such as writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr., playwright Tennessee Williams, television’s “Mr. Rogers” (aka Fred Rogers), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Bob Dylan and writers from the Harlem Renaissance, among many others.  

The book also delves into haunted mansions, Gilded Age mansions and the region’s whaling era, in addition to standard travel guide fare such as the best places for watching a sunset, swimming in hidden ponds and where one can sit down for a chef-prepared feast in a farm field, for example.

“Linda and I had great fun exploring little-known aspects of the Cape as well as researching the backstories of well-known places,” Lenhart said. “There was so much we learned along the way, particularly about how culturally diverse the region is, including the Jamaican, Portuguese and Cape Verdean influences on local cuisine and attractions.

Veteran Trade Media Journalists

Lenhart’s career in meetings and events trade media included senior editor positions at Meeting News, Meetings & Conventions and Meetings Today, where she was content director-features from 2006-2011. She has also been a frequent contributor to MPI's The Meeting Professional, Skift Meetings, Business Travel News, Travel Market Report, Beyond the Meeting Room, AAA Traveler as well as many newspaper travel sections and consumer magazines.

Her guidebook contributions include Fodor's California and Ulysses Press travel books such as Hidden Oregon, Ultimate Washington and Hidden Pacific Northwest.  

Humphrey is also a travel trade media veteran, having worked as the hotel editor for Travel Weekly and Business Travel News as well as contributing to many other travel trade publications.  

Secret Cape Cod and the Islands: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure can be ordered from Amazon, Reedy Press or via your favorite local bookstore.