Bob Seay, the Cape Cod based radio newsman for WGBH radio in Boston, will be bringing his program on artist Edward Hopper back to Chapel in the Pines, 220 Samoset Road in Eastham, this Sunday (July 24) and again on Sunday, Aug. 14. Both programs begin at 10 a.m. Seay last spoke about Hopper during a talk at the Chapel, which is one of several Eastham structures that the artist featured in his works, in April. Since then, he's gathered more research on the subject and will inc

Shortly after World War II, the First Unitarian Parish Church of Eastham had ceased holding regular services at its home, which came to be known as Chapel in the Pines. Attendance was down, with services only being held in the summer, and the Rev. Robert T. Weston Sr. was looking to change the downward momentum. “If you are going to have a glorified social club and nothing more, we might as well close the doors of the church,” Russell Chase recalled Rev. Weston saying during

As many of you have probably heard, the Henry Beston Society and I are in the middle of producing a feature-length documentary film about Henry Beston and the story behind his Cape Cod nature classic, "The Outermost House." This Sunday, the public will have a chance to see where we're at with a rough cut screening of footage from this independent grass roots project. Thanks to Rebecca Alvin and the Cape Cod Film Society, I'll be presenting a program on "Henry Beston's Cape Co

The storm known as the “‪Blizzard of ‘78‬” swept away Henry Beston’s Outermost House during the monster nor’easter on Feb. 6-7, 1978. In this video from the HB Society, Cape Cod essayist Robert Finch, novelist William Martin, “Journey to Outermost House” author Nan Turner Waldron, radio newsman Bob Seay, writer/photographer Noel Beyle, former CCNS Ranger Jack Clarke, and former Eastham Natural Resources Officer Henry Lind offer their thoughts on the demise of the Fo’castle, a

Lo and behold, here's the third and final segment of the "Blizzard of '78 on Cape Cod" video series. The final segment features interviews with essayist Robert FInch, radio newsman Bob Seay, former Cape Cod National Seashore ranger Jack Clarke, writer/historian Noel Beyle, and former Eastham Natural Resources Officer Henry Lind, describing the events of the great storm of Feb. 6-7, 1978. Watch Part I at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqXmEdLIxCY Watch Part II at https://www