Dedicated to Preserving Nobska Light
Friends of Nobska Light is committed to the preservation and protection of this beloved Cape Cod landmark ensuring its future enjoyment for our community and visitors alike. Find out about the plans to create the Nobska Light Maritime Museum on the Support Capital Campaign page on this website.
The future of Nobska Light is entirely dependent on contributions from individuals, businesses, families, and foundations. Please consider donating in whatever capacity and amount you can to preserve Nobska and open it to the the public.
FALMOUTH 250 NOBSKA TOURS
Learn the Story of a Falmouth Patriot Lad
Announcing a special offering of tower tours and storytelling commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. The story of John Slocum’s young son (Oliver or William)—a boy of about ten years old—undertaking a perilous night journey to warn the town of Falmouth is one of extraordinary courage and determination. This act, carried out in the tense and dangerous days of early April 1779, proved pivotal in saving the town from destruction during the Revolutionary War.
Wednesday, April 2
10 AM - 2 PM (last tour at 1:15 PM)
Location: Nobska Lighthouse, 233 Nobska Road, Woods Hole, MA
Tickets: $10
Children must be 45" or taller.
Advance ticket purchase is highly encouraged. Tours are limited to 6 per tour, run every 15 minutes, and estimated duration is 45 minutes. Walk-ins welcome pending availability. Credit cards only.
Email questions to: info@friendsofnobska.org
The Friends of Nobska Light invite you to participate in our Brick Campaign!
We are truly overwhelmed by the generosity of our community. Over 950 bricks have been engraved with our donor messages and placed on the beautiful Nobska terrace.
Wouldn't you like to be a part of this Falmouth historic site. Bricks can still be purchased and a engraved with your own sentiment.
please vote for friends of nobska light!
We're excited to announce that the Friends of Nobska Light has been recognized as a valuable contributor to the Falmouth community and nominated as a potential recipient of a 2025 Martha's Vineyard Bank Community Choice Grant!
These grants not only celebrate dedication to the community but also empower the public to participate directly in the grant-making process.
Four $5,000 grants will be awarded based on community votes received -- two to Martha's Vineyard-based nonprofits and two to Falmouth-based nonprofits.
Each email address can vote once for a Falmouth nominee and once for a Martha's Vineyard nominee (voting in both communities is optional).
As we continue our progress towards the ultimate goals of preserving Nobska Light, curating items for a Maritime Museum and developing exciting educational programs to better serve our community, we count on support like the grants provided by Martha's Vineyard Bank (@marthas_vineyard_bank) to make it all possible.
Please VOTE NOW for Friends of Nobska Light.
Important Dates:
Community voting opens: Monday, March 31st at 12:00pm EST
Voting closes: Wednesday, April 16th at 5:00pm EST
Recipients announced: Friday, April 18th
