Dennis Summerfest 2012

Its that time of year again, when the town of Dennis and local merchants pull out all the stops to celebrate our pre Labor Day weekend. Many refer to the Dennis Festival Days as the "Last and Best Weekend of Summer".Its Dennis Summerfest 2012!! We wouldnt want you to miss out on all the events in store for this festive weekend of contests, races, music,antique car shows, bonfires and of course the highlight of the weekend is the amazing Fireworks display, taking place this year at the West Dennis Beach on Saturday.

Dennis Summerfest 2011 fireworks above Lighthouse Inn

Dennis Summerfest 2011 firworks from West Dennis Beach

 So heres a rundown of the three day weekend events of August 17, 18 &19th, 2012:

EVERYDAY—Water Safaris Narrated Cruise on Historic Scenic Bass River – 11 AM, 1,4, & 6PM, 1 1/2 hrs. each. Howie�s Kayak Rentals (10 AM-6 PM). Call 508-362-5555 for reservations. $2.00 off ea. adult ticket on River Cruise; $2.00 off ea. kayak rental with this flyer. Tickets at Windwmill Plaza, 109 Main St., Route 28, West Dennis 02670

FRIDAY 8/17    
OLD FASHIONED FIELD DAY for KIDS, 9 AM 11 Noon. Johnny Kelley Park, Bob Crowell Rd., S. Dennis. Sponsors – Dennis Recreation Dept., Boudreau Business Center, Energy Logic Inc., Medical Alarms USA, Adrian Whitney &; Ice Cream by Percy�s Ice Cream Parlor. Fun for kids – 3-legged race, sack race, egg toss, and more.

SATURDAY 8/18
Colonial Open House @ the Josiah Dennis Manse, 10 AM-4 PM, 77 Nobscussett Rd., Dennis. Open hearth cooking, pie-making & spinning. Children�s games and more. Walk through gardens. Refreshments will be served.

****FAMILY NIGHT OUT,W.Dennis Beach, 4:30-10 PM—BON FIRE, 5:00 PM until after fireworks show. Toast Marshmallows.—AMVETS Post 333 Ceremony, 6:30 PM.—Band, 5PM until after fireworks..—FIREWORKS, at DUSK – Presented by the Atlas PryoVision Productions Co. **Free SHUTTLE BUS, park at the West Dennis Graded Schoolhouse, West Dennis, from 4:30 on, Provided by First Student Inc.

Sand Sculpture Contest, 7-10 AM, Mayflower Beach, Dennis. Rise early to stake out your spot & get your sculpture created. Prizes awarded as tide comes in.

38th Swan River Canoe Race, Registration 11 AM; Race 12 Noon, 5 Lower County Rd., Dennisport. $25 per canoe (includes post race buffet/award ceremony). Sponsored by Swan River Seafood Restaurant – to benefit Hospice of Cape Cod. Rain or Shine. 508-394-4466.

Captain’s Yard Sale, 10 AM-2 PM, Baked goods, attic treasures, white elephant, jewelry, linens, raffle and more. Refreshments served, Parish Hall, Congregational Church of So. Dennis, 218 Old Main St., S. Dennis.

SUNDAY 8/19
ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR, 10 AM-4 PM, NEW LOCATION: at Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School in South Dennis. Artists, Crafters, and Food Vendors (Hot Dogs; hamburgers; Ice Cream; Drinks, and more), Children�s Activities, and more. Plenty of parking in lower lot.

54th ANTIQUE CAR MOTORCADE and DISPLAY, Starts at West Dennis Beach at 12 Noon, travels through Dennisport, back Upper County Rd., crossing Rte. 134, to Liberty Hall, then right on Old Main St. to Old Chatham Rd. to Route 134 and into the Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School in South Dennis where cars will be on display (approx. 1-3PM). (Pre-register cars with Penny Bach, Motorcade Chairman, 508-760-4524, and receive a Beach Pass)

White Elephant Sale 10 AM-12 Noon &; Lawn Party, 12 Noon – 2 PM, Liberty Hall, S. Dennis.

Summer Fun Days at Jericho Historical Center, 11 AM-2 PM, Costumed guides demonstrate the varied skills needed for life in the 1800s. Children�s games, spinning demonstrations, House, Barn w/Tools, and Driftwood Zoo, 1801 Jericho Historical Center, corner of Old Main St. (#90) &; Trotting Pk. Rd. Refreshments will be served.

Open House at the 1867 West Dennis Graded School House, 12 N-4 PM, Special Maritime Exhibit continues “The Bounty of the Seas.” 67 School St., West Dennis, Learn about school life in the 1800s. See school rooms and 20thC fishing artifacts and Shiverick Shipyard presentation.

Make sure to make your travel arrangements and book hotel & dining reservations as many as booking quickly

From Macedonia to West Dennis: A dream come true

The Register Newspaper July 2011 Article: 'From Macedonia to West Dennis: A dream come true'
Features an interview of two Macedonia students, working at the Lighthouse Inn Waterfront Restaurant in Summer of 2011. Vesna Goorgievska & Vuskan Pavloviki, both are students at Sts. Cyril and Metodej University in Skopej, Pavloviki in the Faculty of Infomatics studying mathematics and PC programming and Goorgievska in the Faculty of Economics. As a couple, they applied for student visas, which allow them to work through September and then travel for a month before heading back to school. But work comes before play. Pavloviki and Goorgievska, find their jobs at The Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis the perfect opportunity to earn travel money while experiencing seaside living. When asked, "How did the couple secure jobs at The Lighthouse Inn from 4,500 miles away? “We used an American agency back home that collects job offers from all kinds of places in the U.S.,” Pavloviki says. “We wanted to live near the ocean, and we researched the different places to work online,” adds Goorgievska. “We liked what we read about Cape Cod and what the Stones offered, so we had an interview with [food and beverage manager] Bill Sherman on Skype and he hired us to start working here on June 15.”

Lighthouse Inn Waterfront Restaurant Employees
Vuskan & Vesna from Macedonia

We here at the Lighthouse Inn are delighted to have such a diverse team of employees, from all parts of the United States and reaching from Jamaica to Macedonia. All coming together to make the summer at Lighthouse Inn an enjoyable and fully functionable one. We are able to form a family here year after year by
welcoming back the old and introducing ourselves to the new employees, whom travel from all over, to experience Cape Cod while working in a fun atmosphere!. It doesnt take much to come together season after season and form an ever-growing family. After all, through the hours spent together working side by side, traveling and living together in some circumstances through the season, there consistently is a similiar bond that is formed, that far proceeds just being one anothers coworker... we grow friendships, lasting relationships, as we laugh, cry and build summer memories together as a family here at the Lighthouse Inn.