What is the Target Ship?

The ship's actual name is "The James Longstreet." Employed as a transport vessel in WWII, the ship presently remains on a sandbar and is known for its past use as a target for Otis Air Force Base's target practice. The Target Ship can be seen from any beach at low tide only.

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1. When does the Sticker Office open?
2. When do you begin charging daily fees at the beaches?
3. When are Taxpayer Stickers required?
4. Where do I purchase a beach sticker?
5. Where are the lifeguards?
6. Where can I pay a daily fee to park at the beach?
7. Which beaches have bath houses?
8. Are the Taxpayer Stickers valid at the Cape Cod National Seashore?
9. What times can I have my dog on the beach?
10. Can we launch our boat?
11. Where can we water ski?
12. Where can we use jet skis?
13. When is high tide?
14. What are those blue boxes in the marsh?
15. What is the Target Ship?
16. Can’t my dog just stay in my car?
17. Are dogs allowed on the beach?
18. Are there concession stands at any of the bay beaches?
19. Are the Day Passes and/or Visitor Stickers valid at the Cape Cod National Seashore?
20. What is a "sticker only" Beach?