It was 85 years ago this week that the era of Prohibition, referred to by President Herbert Hoover as “the Noble Experiment,” came to an end. On Dec. 5, 1933, the repeal of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which made the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages illegal in the U.S., became official in the form of the 21st Amendment. In January 1920, the long push of the “Dry” movement, supported by groups such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Uni

The Eastham Hiking Club is set to begin its 2018-19 season. Below are the September and October schedule, as well as 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. Hikes are led by group leaders Don Light, Mark McGrath, Bob Rabenold, and Chuck Thompson. EHC hikes Wednesdays, beginning immediately after Labor Day until the w

The Eastham Hiking Club has posted its schedule for the rest of the hiking season, which runs through May 25. The hiking schedule will resume after Labor Day. The hikes start at 9 a.m., and are FREE and open to the public. Rain and heavy snow CANCELS. Hikes are 4 to 6-1/2 miles in 2 to 2-1/2 hours on wooded paths with some soft sand and hills. For optional carpooling, meet at Orleans (south of rotary) Stop & Shop, left lot off main entrance. April 13: Truro – Clay Cliffs Carp

While many Cape Cod children were engaged in Easter festivities last Sunday, another youngster seemed to be enjoying the holiday in the waters of Cape Cod Bay. Researchers from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown took to the skies that day and spotted the first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2016 season, along with several more of the marine mammals, which are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. According

Learn all about the herring and its annual springtime ritual with Barbara Brennessel, author of “The Alewives’ Tale: The Life History and Ecology of River Herring in the Northeast,” in Provincetown on March 30. Brennessel’s program, “The Life History and Ecology of the River Herring in the Northeast” is presented by the The Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, and will be held at Napi’s Restaurant, 7 Freeman St., at 7 p.m. Click here for a “Shore Lore” column that I wr

Here’s the latest schedule information for the Eastham Hiking Club, updated through April. For information, contact leader Don Light at 508-247-9887 or VKLight@comcast.net, or co-leaders Mark McGrath (508) 432-3775 or markmcgrath@verizon.net; Bob Rabenold (508) 255-6983 or robertojrabenold@gmail.com; or Chuck Thompson 508-255-8081 or ctorleans@yahoo.com. Email markmcgrath@verizon.net for bi-monthly schedules and/or weekly hike report. Hikes start at 9 a.m., are FREE and open

Earlier today I ventured out to Provincetown to be a guest on the Dune Tramp radio program on WOMR-FM. The D.T. (a.k.a. Robby McQueeney) spent a half hour chatting about my role with the Henry Beston Society, the Beston documentary film, and lots of history about Beston's Outermost House. Click here to listen. If you prefer to tune into the radio broadcast, it'll be on the air next Friday (Feb. 19) at 9 a.m. on WOMR (92.1 FM) and WFMR (91.3 FM). #RobbyMcQueeney #DuneTramp #WO

Here's a few images that I've managed to dig up and scan to showcase here. Enjoy! #Truro #Eastham #Provincetown #CapeCodNationalSeashore #WoodEndLight #HeadoftheMeadowBeach #HerringCoveBeach #CoastGuardBeach #OuterBeach #SolitaryBeach