STILL THE SCENIC ROUTE AFTER 28 YEARS, FALMOUTH RACE HASN'T LOST ITS APPEAL

From: The Boston Globe | Date: August 20, 2000| Author: Tony Chamberlain, Globe Staff | Copyright information

FALMOUTH - Aside from the bustling ferry dock, the main attraction most summer days in this seaside town is the raising of the drawbridge on Water Street to let boats in and out of Eel Pond.

Nestled between the Captain Kidd and Fishmonger restaurants, the quaint operation draws wandering tourists at a most unlikely starting line for 10,000 runners - including an elite class with Olympians and the world's top mara thoners - who make the annual Falmouth Road Race a premier race on the in...

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