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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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Speaking dates added for summer
Over the past week, several speaking dates have been added to my schedule for this summer. There’s also been an engagement added for the...
Don Wilding
Feb 10, 20181 min read
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Outermost House at Windmill Weekend
I'll be presenting a special talk and multi-media presentation, “The Outermost House: An Eastham Story”, during Eastham’s Windmill...
Don Wilding
Aug 18, 20172 min read
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Pre-Order 'A Brief History of Eastham'
Don Wilding's book, "A Brief History of Eastham: On the Outer Beach of Cape Cod," will be available from the History Press on July 17....
Don Wilding
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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Words of Wisdom from Don's Guru
As I've mentioned on several occasions, I've always considered the late Nan Turner Waldron, author of the book, Journey to Outermost...
Don Wilding
Jan 11, 20172 min read
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Outermost Birding with Beston
As the days of autumn grow shorter across Cape Cod, many across the peninsula turn their eyes skyward for some of the best entertainment...
Don Wilding
Sep 26, 20161 min read
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Beston biography published
The long-awaited and highly-anticipated biography of Henry Beston is now a reality. Dr. Daniel G. Payne, a professor of English at State...
Don Wilding
Sep 2, 20162 min read
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Three incarnations for Highland Light
Highland Light in Truro may be one of the most significant landmarks on Cape Cod. Since 1797, it’s been a secure guiding light for...
Don Wilding
Jul 30, 20161 min read
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NPS milestone: Exploring the National Seashore’s watery roots
In a scene from Cape Cod on any given day, two men were sitting on a cottage porch in Truro, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Pamet...
Don Wilding
Jul 2, 20162 min read
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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
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'A Cape Cod Icon is Lost'
The storm known as the “Blizzard of ‘78” swept away Henry Beston’s Outermost House during the monster nor’easter on Feb. 6-7, 1978. In...
Don Wilding
Feb 4, 20161 min read
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Outermost House exhibit to return in 2016
The Henry Beston Society is happy to announce that the "Outermost House at the Schoolhouse" exhibit, which they partnered with the...
Don Wilding
Feb 2, 20161 min read
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