Henry Beston Program at Cape Cod National Seashore
The Henry Beston Society will present a program on the author Henry Beston and his classic book, The Outermost House on Tuesday, July 26, at 7:00 PM at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. It is accessible, free, and sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
The pesentation will feature pre-production footage from the Beston Society's documentary film project, and will include two speakers, Don Wilding of the Henry Beston Society and Beston biographer Dr. Daniel Payne. Wilding is the producer for the Beston Society's documentary about Beston's influence on the national seashore and is working with director Christopher Seufert of Mooncusser Films in Chatham. The Dennis resident is the executive director and co-founder of the Beston Society and author of the book, Henry Beston's Cape Cod. Dr. Payne is a professor of English at the State University of New York in Oneonta, New York and is writing a critical literary biography, with a working title of Orion on the Dunes, about Beston.
This program is one in a series offered every Tuesday evening in July and August at Salt Pond. All of the programs are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore, which raises awareness of national seashore resources and issues; provides funds for important park projects; sponsors interpretive and educational programs that advance the understanding of park stories and resources; and carries out significant volunteer work, especially in the area of trail maintenance.
