A Day of Building Community and Support for the Pond We Love
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Schedule of Events:
8:30am – 9:30am: Non-Motorized Boat and Swim Parade
Kayakers, canoers, paddleboarders and swimmers gather at Camp Farley and parade to Attaquin Beach and then back to Camp Farley – a serene, slow-paced start to our day, an opportunity for participants to connect with the waters. Participants should gather at the Camp Farley dock at 8:15 am.
9:30am – 10:30am: Motorized Boat Parade
Motorized boats meet at Camp Farley and proceed clockwise around the entire perimeter of the lake – an enthusiastic awareness-building event with decorations, signs and bullhorns. Participants should gather on the NORTH side of the Camp Farley dock at 9:15 am.
11:30am – 12:15pm: Community Picnic
Reconvene at Camp Farley’s upper Pavilion for a community picnic and social event with lunch provided – your chance to get to know your neighbors. The entrance to Camp Farley is located at 615 NA-130 in Mashpee. The Pavilion is a few hundreds yards in from the entrance. Parking is available.
12:15pm – 1:30pm: Alliance Annual Meeting
After lunch, please join us for the Save Mashpee-Wakeby Pond Alliance’s Annual Meeting, also at Camp Farley’s upper Pavilion – your opportunity to learn about the latest news in our efforts to save the pond and what you can do to help. We will be joined by Ashley Fisher, Mashpee’s Water Quality Coordinator; Dan Kent, Mashpee’s Assistant Conservation Agent; and Jared Meader, Mashpee’s Wastewater Superintendent.
You are welcome to join us for 1, 2, 3 or all 4 of these events. Registration is required. Click HERE to sign-up.
These are some images from last year’s boat parade to give you inspiration for your own decorations. Remember: we will be circling the lake clockwise, so only the port side of your boat will be visible from shore.
We will have some extra banners with clean water messages available to attach to boats. Please avoid any imagery that might be considered offensive.
Political signs are not permitted.