Photograph of Nobska Lighthouse, and Falmouth, MA, USA. Photo (c) Copyright PLO’Connell. All Rights Reserved. FBBA has permission to use this image on the FBBA blog.
There are so many wonderful spots in Falmouth to enjoy the fall foliage! Autumn and the show of color in the trees starts in mid-October (right about now!) and lasts for a few wonderful weeks. The days are crisp but not too cold, and the wind often comes in from the north which brings bright clear days. Mid day, the sun is shining and you can feel the heat of summer but by evening fall, you smell wood smoke in local fireplaces as the chill comes into the night air.
What a great time to walk around Cape Cod! Try the three miles from the Falmouth Green (downtown Falmouth) along the bike path to Woods Hole. This trip is quite flat, and once you get to Woods Hole you can explore the back streets along the Eel Pond, find Stoney Beach (the house pictured to the left is right next to it), or walk out to the end of exclusive Penzance Point.
Another great spot to explore in autumn is Beebe Woods, once the exclusive playground of the Beebe family (they owned Jordan Marsh in Boston), which was given to the town many years ago. This wonderful wood is punctuated by the restored Highfield Hall, which is where you should park to gather a map and explore the 300 acres. Look for the “Punch Bowl” an amazing pond with steep sides and inky black water that reflects the foliage.
If beach walking is your thing, walk from Main Street, down Shore Road to Surf Drive. This long sandy beach is punctuated with stilt houses, all high on their perch above the tides and you will enjoy the Oyster Pond about half way down, where if you are lucky you will see swan. Fall foliage over the beach is a special view indeed, and the island of Martha’s Vineyard glitters it’s golden hues in the distance.
Falmouth in fall! It’s a great place to unwind.
Photograph of Nobska Lighthouse, Falmouth, MA, USA. Photo (c) Copyright PLO’Connell. All Rights Reserved. FBBA has permission to use this image on the FBBA blog.
Nobska Light will be open to the public this coming Saturday June 23, 2012, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The tours are conducted by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla II-2., weather permitting.
The first Nobska lighthouse was built in 1829, because Woods Hole’s deep harbor had attracted a substantial whaling fleet and many steam vessels passed by while crossing through Vineyard Sound. During the year that it was built over 10,000 vessels passed the light.
The second lighthouse was built on the site in 1876. It is a 40 foot tower made of cast iron and lined with brick. It has a fifth order Fresnel lens. In 1888 the lens was upgraded to a fourth-order lens and at that time a red sector was added to warn boaters of the hazardous L’Hommedieu and Hedge shoals.
In 1985 the light was automated and the lighthouse keepers were no longer necessary. Now the Commander of the Coast Guard Sector Southern New England resides in the lighthouse tenders former quarters.
Nobska will be open to the public six more times during 2012.
- July 12, 9:30-11:30am
- July 21, 9:30-11:30am
- August 2, 9:30-11:30am
- August 11, 9:30-11:30am
- September 1, 9:30-11:30am
- December 1, 9:30-11:30am
For more information: http://lighthouse.cc/nobska/index.html
Nobska Light will be open to the public this coming Saturday June 23, 2012, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Nobska Lighthouse, Falmouth, MA
The tours are conducted by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla II-2., weather permitting.
The first Nobska lighthouse was built in 1829, because Woods Hole’s deep harbor had attracted a substantial whaling fleet and many steam vessels passed by while crossing through Vineyard Sound. During the year that it was built over 10,000 vessels passed the light.
The second lighthouse was built on the site in 1876. It is a 40 foot tower made of cast iron and lined with brick. It has a fifth order Fresnel lens. In 1888 the lens was upgraded to a fourth-order lens and at that time a red sector was added to warn boaters of the hazardous L’Hommedieu and Hedge shoals.
In 1985 the light was automated and the lighthouse keepers were no longer necessary. Now the Commander of the Coast Guard Sector Southern New England resides in the lighthouse tenders former quarters.
Nobska will be open to the public six more times during 2012.
- July 12, 9:30-11:30am
- July 21, 9:30-11:30am
- August 2, 9:30-11:30am
- August 11, 9:30-11:30am
- September 1, 9:30-11:30am
- December 1, 9:30-11:30am
For more information: http://lighthouse.cc/nobska/index.html
Cape Cod’s 2012 Strawberry Festival Was a Tasty Start to the Summer
Strawberry Festival 2012 poster.
Each year on the third Saturday in June, Falmouth’s Saint Barnabas church has its annual Strawberry Festival. The 2012 Strawberry Festival was held on June 23 and ran from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Smiling strawberry.
There were games, face painting and cotton candy for the little ones. Also there was a “Flea Market” for those who are looking for a bargain and huge bowls of Falmouth grown strawberries and real whipped cream. There are hot dogs on the grill and of course lobster rolls. Folks come from all over the Cape to see this charming New England town celebrate the beginning of summer.