Over the past week, the Outer Beach of Cape Cod was pounded with two northeasters (or "Naw-EAST-ahs", as the locals call them), with another one possibly on tap for Monday. I had the opportunity to check out the meteorological madness at Nauset Light Beach and Coast Guard Beach on March 3. At Nauset Light, I was almost taken out by a rogue wave that powered its way over the dune. The wave knocked me off to the side, while two others fell into the path of the incoming water. O

As I've mentioned on several occasions, I've always considered the late Nan Turner Waldron, author of the book, Journey to Outermost House, to be one of my great mentors when it came to The Outermost House and life on the outer beach of Cape Cod. As the 95th anniversary of her birth approaches later this month, I often wonder what this sage of the sea and sand, who passed away in November 2000, would think about the state of the world today. Her words from the closing paragra

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