The Eastham Hiking Club has set its schedule for the rest of December, as well as January and February. Below is the essential information for the group, which hikes the woods, dunes, beaches and dirt paths of Cape Cod from Yarmouth to Provincetown. Most of the hikes in the area from Wellfleet to Provincetown. EHC hikes Wednesdays, beginning immediately after Labor Day until the week before Memorial Day. The Club is an informal group that is free and open to anyone. EHC h

The surfmen of the U.S. Lifesaving Service and Coast Guard were known for putting their lives on the line every day during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They came from all walks of life, and all ages were represented, officially and unofficially. One of the Lifesavers who served in an "unofficial" capacity was none other than Eastham's Bernard "Bernie" Collins, the son of the Nauset Station's No. 1 surfman, Lewis Collins. He often accompanied his father to the seasi

Perhaps you’re wondering why that ship’s steering wheel pictured above is missing a spoke. Would you believe it was because the first mate’s hand was frozen to it and the spoke had to be sawed off to free him? That was the case during the early morning hours of Feb. 17, 1914, when the Italian bark Castagna ran aground off the coast of South Wellfleet, just south of the Marconi Wireless Station. The stormy and icy conditions claimed five lives. It could have been much worse. T