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Residents of a string of historic beach shacks on Cape Cod are fighting a move by the National Park Service to open leases to the public.

This week: The Barnstable County government says a proposed machine gun range on Cape Cod should not be built. On Nantucket, voters at a contentious Town Meeting change how planning gets done. And National Park Service dune shacks in Provincetown and Truro are up for lease — but some people say the process isn’t what it should be.

The National Park Service is seeking bids to lease eight historic “dune shacks,” rustic abodes often used by writers and artists, along the Outer Cape.

For those hoping to trade the demands of modern life for a no-frills shanty with sweeping views of the Atlantic, a place to reconnect with nature, revel in solitude, and concentrate on creative pursuits, here’s your chance.

The shacks may need repairs, including roof replacement or carpentry work, before the properties can be occupied.

Your opportunity to call a historic home within Cape Cod National Seashore your own for a decade is coming up, but it requires you to embrace a humble lifestyle.

There is a neighborhood at the far eastern end of Nantucket called Codfish Park. Most of the cottages here are tiny—cozy, a realtor might say—shingles situated right in the sand.

If you have never taken the time to enjoy a sunset along the Cape Cod National Seashore, there is a company that wants to change that this summer.