The Cape Cod Cranberry Harvest for 2013 The 10th Cranberry Harvest Celebration will be at a cranberry bog just 30 minutes away from the Palmer House on October 12-13. There are only three fruits that are indigenous to North America and the cranberry is one of them. The other two are Concord grapes and blueberries. …
Read MoreUnited for Victory / The Home Front For the first time in recorded history one series of events touched the life virtually everyone on this earth. Falmouth’s Museums on the Green is presenting an exhibit about what Falmouth was like during the World War II years from 1941 to 1945. Three rooms in the Conant …
Read MoreSome 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 …
Read MorePresented 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, …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreSignatures 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 …
Read MoreThe 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. …
Read MoreWe 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 …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreNo 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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