Local author and historian Don Wilding discusses some of the most memorable shipwrecks along Cape Cod’s treacherous coast, from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, 5:30-7:00 pm, at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum (135 South Street, Hyannis).
From the wreck of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626 to the grounding of the Eldia in 1984, Cape Cod’s outer beach—often referred to as the “Graveyard of Ships”—saw the demise of more than three thousand vessels along forty miles of shifting shoals. Join us as Don Wilding revisits these and other maritime disasters, along with the heroic rescue efforts of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard.
An award-winning writer and editor for Massachusetts newspapers for thirty years, Don Wilding pens the “Shore Lore” history column for the Cape Codder newspaper of Orleans. In addition to Shipwrecks of Cape Cod, he is the author of Henry Beston’s Cape Cod: How the Outermost House Inspired a National Seashore; and A Brief History of Eastham. He is a frequent speaker at venues across Cape Cod.
There is a limit of 40 tickets ($10 each). Tickets can be purchased in advance at the museum, or on our website (www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org). Tickets will also be sold at the door on the night of the event, if still available. Copies of “Shipwrecks of Cape Cod” ($21.99) are in addition to admission price, and can be purchased at the museum, or in our online shop.
Phone: 508-775-1723
Email: info@capecodmaritimemuseum.org
2021/08/05 - 2021/08/05
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
135 South Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
Free parking on site