![]() ![]() The greenside at #3 offers a stunning glimpse of the sea.Hole #2 is a dramatic shot from an elevated tee, a par-5 down into a unique beach canyon surrounded by Rosa Ragusa and guarded over by a medieval granite tower-a memorial to 19 century singer Jenny Lind that stands solemnly above the fairway, adding to the Moorish flair at Highland.The first hole demands a drive over moors land: in the background are several FAA flight service domes, part of a former World War II Air Force surveillance station.When John Kennedy's Cape Cod National Seashore was conceived in the 1960's Highland became Federal property and leased to the Town of Truro. By 1955 the links had been refurbished again by owner Hal Conklin. First laid out by Isaac Small's son Willard, a redesign was implemented in 1913 by New Yorker and frequent hotel guest J. ![]() amateur, played an exhibition round here after its original sand greens were converted to grass. (Thoreau) The original "Highland House Golf Links" was part of an ocean hotel and cottage resort operated for year by the Small family of Truro, who promoted the course as "2000 yards around.in attractiveness not equaled in the New England coast." Francis Ouimet, the legendary U.S. More than significant than its age is Highland's heritage circumstances keep it a genuine links, as close to the Scottish tradition found anywhere in the eastern United States, with deep natural rough, Scotch broom, heath, non irrigated open fairways, and spectacular ocean views. Founded in 1892, Highland recently celebrated a hundred years of golf. Highlands Fest is an annual celebration of the Highlands Center at Cape Cod National Seashore with its eight partner organizations: AmeriCorps Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore, Fine Arts Work Center in Truro, Highlands Center Inc., Payomet Performing Arts Center, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Sustainable CAPE, and Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill.Our mission is to foster the unique and cultural heritage of Cape Cod by engaging in an environment in which scientific research, arts creation, and educational programs can flourish.ĭirections:Take Route 6 to the Highland Light Exit in North Truro.Go East on Highland Road.At the end, take a right onto South Highland Road.After 0.6 miles, take a left onto Old Dewline Road.The Highlands Center is at the end of the road.Heralded as Cape Cod's oldest golf course, perhaps its most scenic, the Highland Links in North Truro is one of America s golf treasures, perched high along windswept bluffs overlooking the Atlantic next to the vintage Cape Cod Light. All ages and abilities are invited to participate, learn, enjoy light refreshments, and support your Climate Friendly Park through public art! ![]() Live music will be performed from 10:30am-12:30 pm by Black Whydah, multi-instrumental duo of John Best and Jean Sagara from Wellfleet whose music covers a wide range of Irish, folk and new age. Participants are invited to paint a mural which showcases climate research and artistic expressions of the earth's energy cycle and adapting to changes in our air, land and seas.There will be several showings of a video about the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Mobile Climate Research Facility-which has been gathering data during a one-year deployment at the Highlands Center to advance long-term climate models-and in the afternoon people can observe a weather balloon launch. This year's focus is exploring our climate and provoking thought about ways to live with climate change. Join the Highlands Center partner organizations and seashore staff for Highlands Fest 2013, to be held at the Highlands Center in Truro on Saturday, June 29 from 10am-2pm (rain date Sunday, June 30). ![]()
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