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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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Cape panel to address 'Acid Ocean'
Bring up the subject of climate change, and the first point of discussion will usually involve warming climate and sea level rise....
Don Wilding
Apr 8, 20161 min read


Eastham Hiking Club season winds down
The Eastham Hiking Club has posted its schedule for the rest of the hiking season, which runs through May 25. The hiking schedule will...
Don Wilding
Apr 8, 20162 min read


Truro trekker conquers Appalachian Trail
As far as Jack Farley was concerned, there was nothing that was going to keep him from hiking the 2,200-mile length of the Appalachian...
Don Wilding
Apr 8, 20161 min read


Whales take 'right' turn in Cape Cod Bay
While many Cape Cod children were engaged in Easter festivities last Sunday, another youngster seemed to be enjoying the holiday in the...
Don Wilding
Apr 7, 20161 min read


Underneath Stellwagen Bank
When it comes to experiencing maritime history, many of us have to dig through newspaper archives, books, and other written forms of...
Don Wilding
Apr 1, 20161 min read


It won't be long now ...
April is just around the corner, and that means the arrival of the herring (also known as alewives) will be upon us in a few weeks. Head...
Don Wilding
Mar 30, 20161 min read


Learn about the herring March 30
Learn all about the herring and its annual springtime ritual with Barbara Brennessel, author of “The Alewives’ Tale: The Life History and...
Don Wilding
Mar 20, 20161 min read


The lineage of the Fulchers of Eastham
When Freeman Doane Mayo was scanning Nauset Beach one day in April 1852, his intent was to find wreckage from the shipwreck of the...
Don Wilding
Mar 18, 20161 min read


Learn all about the Dune Shacks
My friend, “The Dune Tramp,” (ak.a. Robby McQueeney) will be bringing his dune shack programs to the mid and upper Cape later this month....
Don Wilding
Mar 16, 20161 min read


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


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


Local author Ritter in Eastham Thursday
Local Cape Cod author Dwight Ritter will present a talk on his book, “Growin’ Up White”, on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. at the Eastham...
Don Wilding
Mar 8, 20161 min read


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


The Wreck of the Montclair
The list of wrecks along the outer beach of Cape Cod is a lengthy one, with several tragedies registered during the winter of winter of...
Don Wilding
Mar 5, 20161 min read


3 Shots of Eastham
These three shots of Eastham have been getting a lot of attention on the Don Wilding’s Cape Cod Facebook page over the past week. Here we...
Don Wilding
Feb 23, 20161 min read


Jesse Rivenback's premonition of doom
In February of 1927, the Coast Guard career of Jesse Rivenback was looking up. He had just been transferred from the New London base and...
Don Wilding
Feb 19, 20161 min read


Historical Society benefit at Fairway
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Don Wilding
Feb 18, 20161 min read


Head out with the Eastham Hiking Club this spring
Here’s the latest schedule information for the Eastham Hiking Club, updated through April. For information, contact leader Don Light at...
Don Wilding
Feb 13, 20163 min read


Catch Don on WOMR
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)...
Don Wilding
Feb 12, 20161 min read


How about Beston Island?
Earlier today, a post by Peter Fay on the Eastham Cape Cod Community Facebook page suggested that, due to new washovers from recent...
Don Wilding
Feb 10, 20161 min read
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