Photo (Album) Of The Day - Sand Sculptures

Windmill Weekend always has a wonderful sand sculpture contest at First Encounter Beach. These photos were taken late Saturday afternoon. Click on the photo below to go to an album of photos showing lots of 'sand' creativity.

2014 Eastham Windmill Weekend - September 5th - 7th

The biggest and best weekend in Eastham is the weekend after Labor Day, known here as Windmill Weekend. The town puts on a party with lots of events and it's always fun for the whole family.  The 37nd annual Windmill Weekend includes an art show, a craft show, a car show, sand 'art' at First Encounter Beach (my favorite), concerts, a photo contest, a tennis tournament, a parade, 5 mile and 2 mile runs, and much more. 

Go to the Windmill Weekend website for more information.  This year's theme is "Winds of Change". Come - join the fun! .

2013 Eastham Windmill Weekend - September 6th-8th

Windmill Weekend is the year's biggest and best weekend in Eastham and is held the weekend after Labor Day. The town puts on a party with lots of events and it's always fun for the whole family. The 36th annual Windmill Weekend includes an art show, a craft show, a car show, sand 'art' at First Encounter Beach (my favorite), concerts, a clam chowder contest, square dancing, a parade, 5 mile and 2 mile runs, and much more. 

Go to the Windmill Weekend website for a schedule and more information. This year's theme is "Fall for Eastham".  Come - come join the fun!

Two items of special note. First - the sand art contest will be held late afternoon on Saturday to be at low tide, and second - the parade route on Sunday will start at Arnold's Restaurant and proceed to the Windmill Green. The parade starts at 1 PM.  See you there!

2013 Eastham Windmill Green Band Concerts

The Eastham Visitor's Service Board is again sponsoring the band concerts on Eastham's Windmill Green on Monday evenings this summer. The concerts are held at the bandstand, starting at 7 PM every Monday. The line up is as follows:

• June 24 - Nauset World Music Ensemble
• July 1 - "Salute to America" by the Chatham Chorale
• July 8 - The Cat Birds 
• July 15 - The Brass Connection Quintet
• July 22 - Bruce Abbott - Fred Fried Jazz Quintet
• July 29 - Lower Cape Concert Band
• August 5 - Kami Lyle Trio
• August 12 - Sarah Swain and The Oh Boys!
• August 19 - Chandler Travis Philharmonic
• August 26 - Toast and Jam

These concerts are lots of fun. Join literally hundreds of folks on the lawn - bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Or, bring a picnic dinner. These are fun for the whole family.

2012 Eastham Windmill Weekend - September 7th - 9th

Windmill Weekend is the biggest and best weekend in Eastham and is held the weekend after Labor Day. The town puts on a party with lots of events and it's always fun for the whole family. The 35th annual Windmill Weekend includes an art show, a craft show, a car show, sand 'art' at First Encounter Beach (my favorite), concerts, a clam chowder contest, square dancing, a parade, 5 mile and 2 mile runs, and much more.

Go to the Windmill Weekend website for a schedule and more information. This year's theme is "Eastham Celebrates Eastham". Come - come join the fun!

Two items of special note. First - the sand art contest will be held Saturday morning to be at low tide, and second - the parade route on Sunday has been shortened and will start at Arnold's Restaurant and proceed to the Windmill Green.

Who Knew? A National Historical Marker Database

There, apparently, is a national historical marker database. It's online (of course) at www.hmdb.org. And (also, of course) Eastham has a few markers listed. I found some very recent entries for the stone marker at the Eastham Windmill, 2 markers at First Encounter Beach, and a link to an Orleans marker near Rock Harbor. Two great features of the database is are a complete transcription of the marker's text and links to the supporting history of the event/location. (Thank you Rod).

Check out the info for the Eastham Windmill here.  

My Windmill Weekend Photo Gallery

We had a glorious weekend for this year's Eastham Windmill Weekend. The weather was perfect. I had the opportunity, between property showings and meetings with clients, to go see the car show at the Elk's Club, to visit the festivities on the Windmill Green, check out the sand sculptures on First Encounter Beach, and attend the parade. My twin 2 year-old grand-daughters thought the sand sculptures were cool (who REALLY knows what a 2 year old thinks?) and their 7 year old sister loved the parade.

I took a lot of photos during the weekend and put them on my website to share. Go see the sand sculptures, the cars, and the rest of the fun.

2011 Eastham Windmill Weekend - September 9th - 11th

Eastham Windmill

The biggest and best weekend in Eastham is the weekend after Labor Day, known here as Windmill Weekend. The town puts on a party with lots of events and it's always fun for the whole family. The 34nd annual Windmill Weekend includes an art show, a craft show, a car show, sand 'art' at First Encounter Beach (my favorite), concerts, a clam chowder contest, square dancing, a parade, 5 mile and 2 mile runs, and much more.

Go to the Windmill Weekend website for a schedule and more information. This year's theme is "Eastham: Gateway to the Cape Cod National Seashore for 50 Years". Come - come join the fun!

Windmill Weekend - Photos

This year's Windmill Weekend provided great weather and lots of fun. The sand sculptures at First Encounter Beach were, as usual, pretty good. Check out my photo page ... Here.

Eastham's Windmill Weekend - September 10th - 12th

The biggest and best weekend in Eastham is this coming weekend, known as Windmill Weekend. The town puts on a party with lots of events and it's always fun for the whole family. The 33nd annual Windmill Weekend includes an art show, a craft show, a car show, sand 'art' at First Encounter Beach (my favorite), concerts, a clam chowder contest, a talent show, a parade, 5 mile and 2 mile runs, and much more. Go to the Windmill Weekend website for more information. This year's theme is "Celebrating Eastham's History and Natural Beauty". Come and join the fun!

Of special note - since the sand 'art' event needs to happen at low tide, the event is scheduled for early Saturday morning, with the judging to start at 10:30. Don't be late or the art will be gone! 

Eastham Painters Guild - Weekly Art Shows

The Eastham Painters Guild is again holding their outdoor gallery and sale every week (well, almost every week) at the Eastham School House Museum. The Guild has been doing shows since 1980. The gallery and sale will be held, most weeks, on Thursdays and Fridays. Go to their website for a detailed schedule.

The Guild will finish up their season on September 11th & 12th at Eastham's Windmill Weekend on the front lawn of Town Hall.

More Windmill Weekend Sand Sculptures

Another friend took a few pictures of the sand sculptures at Easthan's First Encounter Beach on Saturday morning of Windmill Weekend. Take a look!

Check out the slideshow...Here.

Sand Sculptures - Eastham's Windmill Weekend

This year, as every year, there is a sand sculpture competition at First Encounter Beach as part of Windmill Weekend. And every year the sculptures show creativity and artistry way beyond my capabilities and patience. Since I was busy showing houses (imagine that!), I 'borrowed' a few photos from Paul Higgins to put on this blog. Check them out...

Eastham Windmill Weekend - September 11th - 13th

The biggest and best weekend in Eastham is the weekend after Labor Day, known here as Windmill Weekend. The town puts on a party with lots of events and it's always fun for the whole family. The 32nd annual Windmill Weekend includes an art show, a craft show, a car show, sand 'art' at First Encounter Beach (my favorite), concerts, a clam chowder contest, tricycle race (for the kids), a parade, 5 mile and 2 mile runs, and much more. Go to the Windmill Weekend website for more information. This year's theme is "By The Sea, By the Beautiful Sea". Come - join the fun!

My September 2009 Newsletter Is Available Now!

My September 2009 Eastham real estate newsletter is available now! This issue contains Part 2 of my mid-year report and provides information on the state of real estate sales from Chatham to P-Town. Also in this newsletter you'll find an article on Eastham's Windmill Weekend and a few new listings. Download your copy of the September 2009 newsletter ..Here