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March storm was one for the books
Newspapers and other media outlets typically use the final week of a calendar year to review the news highlights of the previous 12...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 24, 2018
- 2 min
Cape captain's Krakatoa ordeal
A tsunami claimed over 200 more lives in Indonesia this weekend, following an eruption on Anak Krakatau, one of the world’s most infamous...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 21, 2018
- 1 min
A Cape Christmas wish during Prohibition
There’s always been a tradition of raising a glass (or two, or three, or …) of holiday cheer on Christmas, yet that wasn’t always easy...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 20, 2018
- 2 min
The wonders of a Cape Cod winter
Don’t look for much in the way of sunlight on Friday. A warm and windy rainstorm is on tap, but it’s also the shortest day of the year....
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Don Wilding
- Dec 16, 2018
- 3 min
Hit Outer Cape trails this winter
The Eastham Hiking Club’s schedule is set though the first two months of 2019. Below is the essential information for the group, which...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 15, 2018
- 2 min
Coast Guard: No booze from Santa
During the era of Prohibition, many Cape Codders turned to rum running as a way to make a quick buck. Many fishermen and farmers, in...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
1901: Marconi crosses the Atlantic
On Dec. 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi, determined to prove that wireless waves were not affected by the curvature of the Earth, used his...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Go ‘Rum Running’ with Don in Wellfleet
For the last couple of years, I’ve been presenting a local lecture program, Rum Running on Cape Cod, about the days of the Prohibition...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Bing's Brewster connection
At this time of year, it’s hard to escape the music of Bing Crosby. A mainstay in TV Christmas specials and classic films such as Holiday...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
The Outer Cape’s Christmas train
It might be a little hard to believe that taking the train from the Outer Cape to do your Christmas shopping in Boston was once a free...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
85 years ago: Prohibition ends
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...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 5, 2018
- 2 min
125 years ago: The Jason tragedy
One of the most tragic shipwrecks in Outer Cape Cod maritime history occurred on this date 125 years ago, when the British ship Jason ran...
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Don Wilding
- Dec 4, 2018
- 2 min
First '400' look at First Encounter
This Saturday marks the 398th anniversary of the “First Encounter” — that is, the first meeting between the settlers from the English...
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Don Wilding
- Nov 29, 2018
- 1 min
Nauset Light and the David Gray Wreath
You know it’s the holiday season on the Outer Cape when the David M. Gray Christmas Wreath adorns Nauset Light in North Eastham. The...
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Don Wilding
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
'Tis the season of snowy owls
It’s that time of year again, when the days get shorter, the temperatures drop and snow starts to fall. No, not the holiday season, but...
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Don Wilding
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
So it's cold, but ticks are still out
Earlier today, WPRI-TV in Providence, R.I., posted a story about how 130 ticks were found in a wooded area on a cold November day. Seven...
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Don Wilding
- Nov 19, 2018
- 6 min
Wandering through the chronic Lyme fog
When sauntering through the dunes and on the beaches of the Outer Cape, there’s nothing like the solitary experience of passing through...
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Don Wilding
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Tall tale of a tall tower
Cape Codders have always had the ability to effectively tell a tall tale or two, but the yarn spun about the lighting of the Pilgrim...
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Don Wilding
- Nov 13, 2018
- 3 min
Sea turtle rescue: What you should know
For anyone who’s been along the shores of Cape Cod Bay during November, the scene will be an all too familiar one on Wednesday....
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Don Wilding
- Nov 11, 2018
- 2 min
Chapel in the Pines is back
It’s been a long time coming, but the restoration of the iconic Chapel in the Pines in Eastham is finally nearing completion. Regular...
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