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"From shipwrecks to wild storms -- if it happened on the coast of Cape Cod, prolific author Don Wilding has written about it." -- Chatham Living By The Sea Magazine, 2024
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Eastham Hiking Club season starts Sept. 5
The Eastham Hiking Club is set to begin its 2018-19 season. Below are the September and October schedule, as well as the essential...
Don Wilding
Aug 26, 20183 min read
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Outermost House at Windmill Weekend
I'll be presenting a special talk and multi-media presentation, “The Outermost House: An Eastham Story”, during Eastham’s Windmill...
Don Wilding
Aug 18, 20172 min read
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Charley Paine: Marconi's messenger
On Jan. 18, 1903, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi made history on the bluff of South Wellfleet when the first wireless radio...
Don Wilding
May 13, 20171 min read
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Pre-Order 'A Brief History of Eastham'
Don Wilding's book, "A Brief History of Eastham: On the Outer Beach of Cape Cod," will be available from the History Press on July 17....
Don Wilding
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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Hermine calls on Nauset Light Beach
While much of the rain and wind from Post Tropical Storm Hermine departed the Cape Cod area on Monday night, the wave action on the Outer...
Don Wilding
Sep 7, 20161 min read
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Native Nightlife under the Buck Moon
The Harwich Conservation Trust and Eastham Conservation Trust will join with 12th generation Cape Codder Todd Kelley and Native American...
Don Wilding
Jul 9, 20161 min read
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Historian to explore Cape's legendary shipwrecks
There may not be too many folks who know more about Cape Cod shipwrecks than Bill Burke. However, even the longtime Cape Cod National...
Don Wilding
Jun 10, 20161 min read
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Coast Guard Beach in the Top 10 again
The list for Dr. Beach’s “10 Best Beaches” in the U.S. has been issued for 2016, and once again, Cape Cod’s beloved Coast Guard Beach is...
Don Wilding
May 26, 20161 min read
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In-Progress Screening in Chatham
The Henry Beston Society will present an in-progress screening of its upcoming feature length documentary about naturalist writer Henry...
Don Wilding
May 2, 20161 min read
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Two new talks to debut
In addition to my regular “Henry Beston’s Cape Cod” Thursday night programs for the “Outermost House at the Schoolhouse” exhibit, I’ve...
Don Wilding
Mar 9, 20162 min read
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Beston film preview screening Sunday
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...
Don Wilding
Mar 9, 20162 min read
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McGrath conquers Cape perimeter, hosts exhibit at National Seashore
On any given day, check in with Mark McGrath of Harwich, and the chances are pretty good that he’s out hiking somewhere. The 75-year-old...
Don Wilding
Mar 5, 20161 min read
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Images of the Cape
Here's a few images that I've managed to dig up and scan to showcase here. Enjoy! #Truro #Eastham #Provincetown #CapeCodNationalSeashore...
Don Wilding
Feb 5, 20161 min read
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'A Cape Cod Icon is Lost'
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...
Don Wilding
Feb 4, 20161 min read
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