Truro Treasures Weekend and Truro Winery Grape Stomp

GET READY FOR A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND IN TRURO!

Truro Treasures began in 1992 when several community members, most notably Betty Groom and Boo Houstoun, envisioned a fall weekend for children and adults to raise money to help save the Highland Lighthouse, and to promote community pride and interest in Truro. As a result, a non-profit organization, called Truro Treasures, was created to sponsor the event. Since then Truro Treasures has evolved and expanded into an annual fall weekend event that is crammed full of activities.

This year's theme is "Community Spirit", and the Lighthouse logo is reminiscent of the first Truro Treasures, organized to help raise money to preserve Highland Lighthouse.

The weekend begins on Friday evening with a cocktail party at Adrian's Restaurant, 5 - 7 pm, right on Route 6, cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.

The Saturday and Sunday activities including the following:

A silent art auction at the Pamet Yacht Club. It will take place on Saturday, September 20th from 10am-4pm. Silent Bids will begin closing at 3:30pm.

The arts & crafts fair is held at Truro Central School Gymnasium, Route 6, Saturday & Sunday, September 20th and 21st, 2008, 10 am to 4 pm.

The flea market is Saturday, September 20, 2008, Truro Central School, Front Lawn, Route 6, Market Hours: 10am-4pm, Rain Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008.

Antique appraisals are Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10am-2pm, Pamet Yacht Club
by Keith Klinger, Professional Appraiser,$5 per Item. Bring in your treasures and find out their value!

Antique & classic car show is held Sunday, September 21, 2008, 11am-2pm, Seamen's Bank, Route 6, North Truro. For more information, please contact John O'Brien at 617-733-5183.

The treasure hunt begins at 10am-Noon, Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Town Hall Parking Lot. The object is to team up and find treasures to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Place. Sounds just like TV reality show.

Golf tournament at Highland Links Lighthouse Road, North Truro, 18 Hole Scramble,
Sunday, September 21, 10am. Sign up sheets will be available at the club house after Labor Day. Participants must pay when they sign up. For more information, please contact Carol Nickerson at 508-349-7360.

5k run/walk, Sunday, September 21, 2008, 8:15am Registration at Pamet Harbor Parking Lot. 9:00am Start ~ Finish at Ballston Beach. Registration Required. For information on the event, please contact: Phil Smith (508-487-8280)

Saturday evening dinner held on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Terra Luna Restaurant, Shore Road, Route 6A, North Truro. There Will Be Two Dinner Seatings: 6:00pm and 8:00pm. Seating is Limited - Advance Ticket Purchase Required. Tickets will be available at Dutra's Market and Truro Chamber of Commerce on July 30th. For more information, please call Gail Stevenson at 349-3142. $32.95 per Person, includes Tax, BUT NOT GRATUITY.

The climax of an entire weekend of family fun, art, music, storytelling, classic cars, flea markets, and more at the tip of the Cape takes place at Truro Vineyards, rain or shine, with a 6-piece jazz band, Moby Dick and the Wailers, playing on our expansive front lawn. Bring a picnic or purchase food here, plus tour the grounds and winery and buy a tasting of our nine varieties of Massachusetts-made wines for just $7 (you get to keep the glass).

GRAPE STOMP at 3:00 PM for "kids" of all ages. Take off your shoes and feel real grapes beneath your feet, in an aged wooden barrel under a mulberry tree.


Admission FREE. Food, souvenirs and and wine extra

Cape Cod National Seashore Passes for Seniors

WOW! Did you Know 62 Isn't so Bad? Here are three really important items for those turning (or have already turned)62 years of age. First of all, the National Parks offers, for a one-time fee of $10, a National Park Pass that is good for any National Park in the USA, and it is good for the whole of your life.

Secondly, Cape Cod National Seashore, which is a nationally recognized premier destination for those visiting the Cape, is a place where you can use this great little pass.

Created by an act of Congress in 1961, here is what the National Seashore has to offer: 43,000 acres of coastline, dunes, kettle ponds and trails. It is a vibrant source of education and entertainment for locals and visitors alike. You can sightsee by car, canoe, bicycle, kayak, or backpack. There are six beaches, 11 self-guided nature trails, nine lighthouses, numberous picnic areas and countless breathtaking views. At the Salt Pond Visitor's Center, open from 9 to 4:30 daily, pick up trail maps, event calendars, and knowledge of the area. There is also a visitor center in the Province Lands in Provincetown, where the bicycle trail offers a challenge.

Third, you can spend your vacation at the Whalewalk Inn on our three acre compound. Become a part of the history of this 1830s whaling captain's house. Also, check out our wildlife -- bunnies, coyote, deer, and birds galore: Gold Finch, Red-tailed Hawks, Robins, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Chickadees, the Phoebe bird, Bob Whites, Orioles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Crows, Morning Doves, Sparrows, Grackle, and squirrels, who think they are birds.

September is a beautiful time of year on the Cape. It is warm in the day, cool at night, and the water is actually the warmest of the whole summer. Get into the nature of the Cape by also visiting the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 508-896-3867, Green Briar Nature Center 508-888-6870, Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary 508-362-7475, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 508-349-2615, and the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, which is the country's oldest acquarium for public education and scientific research 508-495-2267.

Why Are You Not at the Whalewalk Inn?

WOW! the weather has been amazing. We have had some wonderfully sunny days -- and even the couple of cloudy ones were fine for seeing the sights. The beaches are beckoning, Lighthouses are offering tours, and lecture series are underway. A couple of events are listed below.

Tomorrow, July 9th, for all you nautical and lighthouse enthusiasts, Dale Donovan will be speaking in Wellfleet and its quest for effective coastal navigation in the 18th and 19th centuries. It will be at 8:00 PM at the Wellfleet Public Library.

A Nauset Lighthouse Tour in Eastham is offered on the 9th from 4:30 - 7:30 PM. Call 508-240-2612 for details.

Bayside Talks Lecture series "Crash: A Tale of Two Species," at the Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary at 7:30 PM. Call 508-349-2615 for details.

July 10th is a very busy day out and about. Begin your day at the Eastham Painters Guild art show and sale from 9AM to 5:30 PM, route 6 Eastham.

Craft Fair at the Village Crafters of Cape Cod, 10 am to 4 PM, West Yarmouth Library, Route 28.

The French Cable Station guided tours 1 - 4 PM at 41 South Orleans Road (Route 28). Learn of the history and equipment of telegraph cable from France to the US. Tours through Sunday the 13th.

Visit Province Lands Visitor Center and examine Cape Cod Seashore through the eyes of scientists "The Science Behind the Scenery," at 2 PM.

All said and done, you can spend your day walking the Atlantic side or enjoying all that Cape Cod Bay has to offer -- especially at low tide. The wildlife is amazing -- you just need to remember to come back to shore before the tide.

Lighthouse Tours and Open Houses on Cape Cod

Cape Cod Maritime Days -- May 2008

For more than 250 years after the first lighthouse was built on Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha‘s Vineyard, no book had ever been written specifically about the beacons along this shoreline. During that period, more than 40 lighthouse guided mariners through these treacherous waters, and they comprised a concentration of beacons greater than any other in the entire world. These particular lights became not only a symbol for this region, but also a display of our nation’s progress. Study about this important part of your history by reading America's Landfall: The Historic Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard by Donald W. Davidson.

After reading this informative lighthouse book, you can experience some of our famous ones and visit the open houses that will hosted during Cape Cod Maritime Days throughout May.

At the National Seashore tour Highland Lighthouse, which opens for the season on May 17th. Admission is charged. You can even climb to the top of the light! View a video depicting the history, moving, and relighting of the lighthouse. Directions: Take Route 6 to the Highland Road Exit in Truro. Follow the sings for Cape Cod (Highland) Light.

Tour Nauset Light on Sundays, May 11th and 18th, 1 to 4 PM. This tour is free. Climb to the top of the light and learn about its history and importance. It is located at Nauset Light Beach, Eastham.

Vist the open house at Three Sister Lighthouses, Sundays, May 11th and 18th, 1 to 3:30 PM. This open house is free. View these lights that once served as beacons for sailors off the shores of Nauset Light Beach. Park at Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, and follow the signs, along the paved path to the lights.

So all you lighthouse buffs, book your reservations at the Inn and take advantage of these special tours and become a part of the history of Cape Cod.