Don Wilding’s Cape Cod
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Cape Cod’s Storyteller to the World:
Author of 5 books: dwCapeCod.com
Author of 5 books: dwCapeCod.com
“An icy wind blusters; I hear a dry tinkle of sand against my western wall; December nears, and winter closes in upon the coast.”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“An icy wind blusters; I hear a dry tinkle of sand against my western wall; December nears, and winter closes in upon the coast.”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
Reposted by Don Wilding’s Cape Cod
From the Outer Cape to Pearl Harbor … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
From the Outer Cape to Pearl Harbor … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
From the Outer Cape to Pearl Harbor … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
From the Outer Cape to Pearl Harbor … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
It was 48 years ago this week that the Old Harbor Lifesaving Station was moved from Chatham to Provincetown … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
Old Harbor Station: The journey north
Forty-eight years ago this week, the former Old Harbor Lifesaving Station began an unusual journey north following an 80-year stay on North Beach in Chatham.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It was 48 years ago this week that the Old Harbor Lifesaving Station was moved from Chatham to Provincetown … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
A nor’easter for the ages …
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The Portland Gale: A Thanksgiving storm for the ages
Cape Cod has certainly seen its share of weather-related ship disasters over the years, but perhaps none were as devastating as the storm known as the “Portland Gale,” which claimed over 460 lives alo...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A nor’easter for the ages …
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In search of supper at sunset, Chapin Beach, Dennis.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
In search of supper at sunset, Chapin Beach, Dennis.
A brief encounter with Common Eiders off First Encounter Beach in Eastham.
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A brief encounter with Common Eiders off First Encounter Beach in Eastham.
"Every Cape Codder knows the Pilgrims landed first at Provincetown, and a great monument celebrates the fact, but sometimes this incident is reduced in histories to the mere dropping of an anchor and then weighing anchor for Plymouth.” — Donald Trayser, 1946
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Provincetown: Where the Pilgrims landed
"Every Cape Codder knows the Pilgrims landed first at Provincetown, and a great monument celebrates the fact, but sometimes this incident is reduced in histories to the mere dropping of an anchor and ...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Every Cape Codder knows the Pilgrims landed first at Provincetown, and a great monument celebrates the fact, but sometimes this incident is reduced in histories to the mere dropping of an anchor and then weighing anchor for Plymouth.” — Donald Trayser, 1946
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Ten facts about Provincetown’s Pilgrim Monument …
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Ten facts about the Pilgrim Monument
When the evening of Nov.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Ten facts about Provincetown’s Pilgrim Monument …
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Scanning the dunes for dinner at Chapin Beach in Dennis just prior to sunset this evening. Northern harrier, perhaps? Have at it, ornithologists!
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Scanning the dunes for dinner at Chapin Beach in Dennis just prior to sunset this evening. Northern harrier, perhaps? Have at it, ornithologists!
The walk to Nauset Inlet, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham.
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The walk to Nauset Inlet, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham.
November reflections at Coast Guard Beach, Eastham.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
November reflections at Coast Guard Beach, Eastham.
Arrows from a cloud: Gannets dive-bomb for dinner.
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Arrows From A Cloud
On any given day, Eastham’s Coast Guard Beach is a place for wide-eyed wanderers, often pausing on their walk to take in whatever wonder that the sea and sand have to offer.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Arrows from a cloud: Gannets dive-bomb for dinner.
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The Pilgrim Monument lighting: It’s not a Christmas tree … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The Pilgrim Monument lighting: It’s not a Christmas tree … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
Eastham’s Horton and the Doolittle Raid
When Edwin Horton Jr.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Ahna takes in tonight’s sunset at Chapin Beach.
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ahna takes in tonight’s sunset at Chapin Beach.
Doggies dashing and dueling at dusk, Chapin Beach, Dennis.
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Doggies dashing and dueling at dusk, Chapin Beach, Dennis.
High tides, low clouds at Chapin Beach, Dennis.
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
High tides, low clouds at Chapin Beach, Dennis.
One shell of a day along the Bay …
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
One shell of a day along the Bay …
1951: VOA calls on the Cape …
1951: VOA calls on Cape Cod
When the July 5, 1951 edition of The Cape Codder hit the streets, the paper and the region began to brace for a call from one of the prominent media outlets in the world.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
1951: VOA calls on the Cape …
The water temperatures in Cape Cod Bay are now approaching 55 degrees, which means cold-stunned sea turtles will be stranding along bayside shorelines. My introduction to turtle strandings came 20 years ago this week, when I wrote this story for the Cape Codder newspaper.
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The water temperatures in Cape Cod Bay are now approaching 55 degrees, which means cold-stunned sea turtles will be stranding along bayside shorelines. My introduction to turtle strandings came 20 years ago this week, when I wrote this story for the Cape Codder newspaper.
West Dennis Beach at sunset -- just after 4:30 pm tonight. There won't be another sunset after 5 pm until February.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
West Dennis Beach at sunset -- just after 4:30 pm tonight. There won't be another sunset after 5 pm until February.
Help if you can!
November 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Help if you can!