Cape Cod Activities: Falmouth and Woods Hole Walks

Some of Our Favorite Walks on the Cape, Cape Cod Activities Many guests who visit the Palmer House ask us about where they can take a nice walk. The following are some of my favorite locations for beautiful and interesting places to stroll or stride, which ever your style, all wonderful places to experience some …

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Cape Cod Activity: Babes in Arms Performance

Presented by the College Light Opera Company “Babes in Arms” is a delightful musical with music by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and it was adapted by John Guare. The show started on Tuesday July 30th. and will run through to Saturday August 3rd. Performances begin at 8:00 PM. There is a Thursday matinee, …

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Woods Hole’s Rachel Carson

The Woods Hole’s Rachel Carson Memorial ” I had my first prolonged contact with the sea at Woods Hole. I never tired of watching the tidal currents pouring through the Hole – that wonderful place of whirlpools and eddies and swiftly racing water.”    – Rachel Carson Earlier this month a new bronze memorial statue …

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Signatures Mosaic Show

Signatures Mosaic Show at Falmouth’s Highfield Hall This summer from July 10th through September 1st, Highfield Hall is hosting the Signatures Mosaic Show. It is comprised of fifteen mosaic artists who are making their mark on the world of mosaics. This is a cutting edge exhibition. The mosaics that have been selected for this exhibition …

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Falmouth Farmer’s Market

The Falmouth Farmer’s Market – held every Thursday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM from May 23rd to October 10th The Farmer’s Market is located at Marina Park on Cranston Avenue, near the harbor, in Falmouth. It is less than a fifteen minute walk from the Palmer House Inn. The market was established in 2008. …

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Lobster on the Lawn, a Cape Cod Tradition

We know that summer has arrived when we hear the lobsterman’s bugle blowing on Monday evenings on the spacious Saint Barnabas lawn. The bugle is played by a very energetic gentleman who is dressed in Bermuda shorts, a top hat and a lobster suit. He beckons one and all to join him for a fine …

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Cape Theatre: My One & Only

The Musical, My One & Only, Playing at Our Local Cape Theatre July 16-20, 2013 Last evening was another delightful experience at Falmouth’s College Light Opera Company at Highfield Theatre. The theatre is about half a mile from the Palmer House. I was pleased to hear the show was a sell-out and glad that we …

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Cape Cod Summer Theatre

No No Nanette! at Our Local Cape Cod Summer Theatre This year we decided to purchase a season’s ticket to The College Light Opera Company. Last evening I went to my first performance. I was pleasantly surprised. The sing, dancing and acting was excellent.  It was enjoyable to see the actor’s youthful enthusiasm. As always …

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A Cape Cod Independence Day 2013

The weather forecast for the fourth of July is for sunny skies, a light breeze and temperatures in the mid seventies. Promptly at 10:00 AM the annual bike and carriage parade will begin. The parade will start at the Village Green where revolutionary war troops drilled over two hundred years ago.  Then the parade will …

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Cape Cod Activities: Collegiate Summer Baseball League

Cape Cod Activities: Collegiate Summer Baseball League Baseball, one of many great Cape Cod activities to experience on the Cape this summer. We are home to the number one summer collegiate baseball league in the country, the Cape Cod Baseball League. The Falmouth Commodores, a founding franchise of this Cape Cod summer league, is an …

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