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Provincetown :: Saturday, May 18th 2013
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Cape Cod National Seashore Saturdays in May
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Tel: 1 (508) 487-1256
Coast Guard Beach | Eastham
each week on Friday and Saturday from May 1st through May 31st at 930AM
WALK: BEACH PATROL - 9:30 AM. 1 hour, up to ¾ mile. Free. Explore the renowned and dynamic Coast Guard Beach in Eastham to discover what?s happening at the beach. Items of interest might include interesting geologic features exposed by storms and signs of animals from the land and sea. Mammal tracks, seals, and seabirds are among the possibilities. Meet at the Coast Guard Beach parking area. Limited parking.
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Captain Edward Penniman House
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Tel: 1 (508) 771-2144
Fort Hill area of Eastham, off Route 6 and GovernorPrence Road | Penniman House | Eastham
each week on Saturday from May 1st through May 31st at 11AM
A WHALING FAMILY?S STORY 11 AM, 1 hour. Free. Learn about the Penniman family through a tour of their home and stories of their travels. Examine some of the hardships, adventures, and lifestyle of a whaling family. By reservation only no more than 7 days in advance. Call Salt Pond Visitor Center, 508-255-3421, ext. 18. Meet at the Penniman House at Fort Hill, off Route 6.
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Coast Guard Beach Closed
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Tel: 1 (508) 957-0710
Coast Guard Beach | Eastham
May 21st, 2013 at 6AM
Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price has announced that access to Coast Guard Beach in Eastham will be closed on Tuesday, May 21 from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM so seashore staff can create an accessible path to the beach in advance of the summer season
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Founders Day
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Tel: 1 (508) 957-0710
Off Rte 6 | Beech Forest Trail, Race Point Road | Provincetown
Aug 25th, 2012 at 4PM
This year’s Founders Day celebration will focus on young people as the future stewards of the lands, heritage, and stories preserved in our nation’s national parks, seashores, battlefields, historic sites, and recreation areas. At Cape Cod National Seashore there are many programs that introduce young people to our local resources and help nurture life-long connections to the outdoors. Operation Explore: Junior Naturalist Program—4:00 PM, Beech Forest Trail, Race Point Road, off Route 6, Provincetown. This program will give budding junior rangers an opportunity to see nature from the point of view of a naturalist and a scientist.
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Founders Day/Dusk Wildlife Watch and Stroll
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Tel: 1 (508) 957-0710
off Route 6 | Fort Hill upper parking lot | Eastham
Aug 25th, 2012 at 630PM
This year’s Founders Day celebration will focus on young people as the future stewards of the lands, heritage, and stories preserved in our nation’s national parks, seashores, battlefields, historic sites, and recreation areas. At Cape Cod National Seashore there are many programs that introduce young people to our local resources and help nurture life-long connections to the outdoors. Dusk Wildlife Watch and Stroll—6:30 PM, Fort Hill upper parking lot, off Route 6, Eastham, approximately 2 miles north of the Orleans Rotary. Learn (and hopefully, observe!) some of the animals that inhabit this wild area
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GREAT ISLAND ADVENTURE
Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Island Trail Parking Lot | Eastham
May 22nd, 2012 at 1PM
9 AM, up to 3 hours, 3½ miles. Visit one
of the more remote areas of the national seashore on this hike through the
marshes, fields and glacial terrain of this former island. Explore natural
features and discover the human stories along the way. Wear sturdy
footgear. Meet at Great Island Trail parking lot in Wellfleet.
BY RESERVATION ONLY. CALL SALT POND VISITOR CENTER, 508-255-3421,
ext. 0 to register and for program details.
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MARITIME MATINEES
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Tel: 1 (508) 957-0710
Off Race Point Rd. | Province Lands Visitor Center | Provincetown
each week on Sunday from May 1st through May 31st at 2PM
Celebrate Maritime Days by taking in
a matinee! The Cape’s rich maritime history is linked to larger stories,
both near and far. May 6: The City That Lit the World-May 13: To the Farthest Port of the Rich East-May 20: Around Cape Horn-May 27: Song of a Sandy Mooring
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Minstrel Storyteller Mary Jo Maichack
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Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Off Route 6 | Salt Pond Visitor Center | Eastham
Jul 31st, 2012 at 7PM
Looking for an evening of family fun complete with song, dance, and audience participation? Join minstrel storyteller Mary Jo Maichack for a free, one hour program of folklore and songs of the sea titled “Or Would You Rather Be a Fish?”
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Nauset Bike Trail Closure for Restoration
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Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Off Rte 6 | Salt Pond Visitor Center | Eastham
every day of each week from Apr 24th through May 24th
Cape Cod National Seashore will close a portion of the Nauset Bike Path this spring for the first of two phases of rehabilitation and safety improvements. The section of the trail between Tomahawk Trail and Coast Guard Beach will be closed for one month from April 24th to May 24th for construction. During this period pedestrians and bikes will be prohibited from using this section of the trail.
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OPEN HOUSE
Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Race Point Beach | Provincetown
May 22nd, 2012 at 1PM
Old Harbor Life-Saving Station with Richard Ryder, Lieutenant
Commander, US Navy, Retired - 1 to 4 PM. What better way to celebrate
Maritime Days than to join our author and local expert on the U.S.
Lifesaving Service? The grandson of one of the keepers at Old Harbor,
Richard grew up within the maritime tradition and regularly visited the
station in its original Chatham location. Park at Race Point Beach and take
the short walk to Old Harbor.
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OPEN HOUSE: OLD HARBOR LIFE-SAVING STATION
Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Race Point Beach | Provincetown
each week on Sunday from May 1st through May 31st at 130PM
1:30 to 3:30 PM. Free. Built in 1898, Old Harbor is the last intact lifesaving station of Cape Cod's original thirteen. The station has been restored and refurnished. A visit feels like stepping into a turn-of-the-century, working station while the crew is out on patrol. Park at Race Point Beach and take the short walk to Old Harbor.
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OPEN HOUSE: OLD HARBOR LIFE-SAVING STATION
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Old Harbor | Provincetown
each week on Saturday from May 1st through May 31st at 10AM
Cape Cod National Seashore
10 AM to 12 noon. Free. Built in 1898, Old Harbor is the last intact lifesaving station of Cape Cod?s original thirteen. The station has been restored and refurnished. A visit feels like stepping into a turn-of-the-century, working station while the crew is out on patrol. Park at Race Point Beach and take the short walk to Old Harbor.
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Through the Eyes of the Artist: under the Lillies
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Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Off Rte. 6 | Salt Pond Visitor Center | Eastham
every day of each week from May 1st through May 31st at 9AM
Several photographs by acclaimed international photographer Miah Nate Johnson are on display through May. Johnson quite literally immersed himself into the life and ecology of kettles ponds in this underwater journey.
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WALK: LIGHTHOUSE TOUR
Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Off Route 6 | Nauset Beach | Eastham
each week on Sunday from May 1st through May 31st at 4PM
THE THREE SISTERS - 4 PM, 1 hour, ½ mile. Free. These 19th-century lighthouses once provided a beacon for sailors off the shore of Nauset Light Beach. Come and learn of their history and importance. Meet at Nauset Light Beach parking area.
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WALK: PEOPLE OF THE PAST
Tel: 1 (508) 255-3421
Fort Hill Lower Parking Lot | Eastham
each week on Thursday from May 1st through May 31st at 2PM
2 PM, 1½ hours, 1½ miles. Free. Wander along the
paths that border Nauset Marsh and the historic maintained fields of Fort
Hill, to examine the rich human history which has led to the Rural Historic
District and National Archeological Landmark designations for this area.
Meet at the lower parking lot of Fort Hill. Parking is limited
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WALK: PROVINCE LANDS DUNES AND BOGS
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Tel: 1 (508) 957-0710
Off Race Point Rd. | Province Lands Visitor Center | Provincetown
each week on Saturday from May 1st through May 31st at 2PM
2 PM, 1 hour, 1 mile in loose sand. Free. Explore an enchanting dune landscape of unusual plants and wild cranberry bogs. Discover the hidden story of America?s oldest public lands and how actions by enterprising settlers changed this landscape. Meet at the Province Lands Visitor Center parking area, o? Race Point Road.
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