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‬Wellfleet Cultural District Walk and Talk ‭

  • Wellfleet Marina 255 Commercial Street Wellfleet, MA, 02667 United States (map)

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Lauren‬‭ Kaufman‬‭ will‬‭ lead‬‭ the‬‭ way‬‭ for‬‭ us‬‭ to‬‭ discover‬‭ Wellfleet’s‬‭ history‬‭ via‬‭ six‬‭ new‬‭ signs‬‭ at‬‭ the‬ Wellfleet‬‭ Marina. ‬‭ We‬‭ will‬‭ take‬‭ a‬‭ walk‬‭ back‬‭ in‬‭ time‬‭ and‬‭ learn‬‭ about‬‭ the‬‭ Spit‬‭ and‬‭ Chatter‬‭ Club;‬ the‬‭ arrival‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ railroad;‬‭ the‬‭ history‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ Congregational‬‭ Church;‬‭ the‬‭ summer‬‭ camps‬‭ that‬ perched‬‭ above‬‭ Wellfleet‬‭ Harbor;‬‭ the‬‭ Indigenous‬‭ people‬‭ who‬‭ lived‬‭ on‬‭ Great‬‭ Island;‬‭ and‬‭ the‬ distinctive‬‭ qualities‬‭ that‬‭ make‬‭ local‬‭ waters‬‭ ideal‬‭ for‬‭ oysters‬‭ and‬‭ other‬‭ shellfish.‬‭ Lauren‬‭ is‬‭ a‬ member of the Wellfleet Cultural District Steering Committee.‬

The‬‭ new‬‭ low‬‭ profile‬‭ signs,‬‭ installed‬‭ in‬‭ May‬‭ by‬‭ the‬‭ Wellfleet‬‭ Cultural‬‭ District‬‭ have‬ been‬‭ strategically‬‭ placed‬‭ along‬‭ the‬‭ Pier‬‭ Walk‬‭ and‬‭ await‬‭ your‬‭ discovery.‬‭ We‬‭ will‬‭ meet‬‭ at‬‭ the‬ beginning‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ Pier‬‭ Walk‬‭ on‬‭ the‬‭ North‬‭ side‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ Marina.‬‭ Advance‬‭ registration‬‭ with‬‭ the‬ Wellfleet‬‭ Adult‬‭ Community‬‭ Center‬‭ is‬‭ requested.‬‭ Please‬‭ wear‬‭ comfortable‬‭ shoes‬‭ and‬ bring water.‬

Please RSVP: 508-349-2800

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