Sail250

Will you be heading to the Cape Cod Canal this week to watch the tall ships make their way to Boston for Sail250?

As you look toward the mouth of the canal, take a moment to imagine this same view in the summer of 1910. Construction of the Cape Cod Canal had just begun, and the familiar landscape we know today was still taking shape.

This postcard, mailed from Sandwich in July 1910, captures the entrance to the canal only about a month after construction began—a remarkable glimpse of one of Cape Cod's most transformative engineering projects in its earliest days.

More than 100 years later, the canal continues to welcome vessels from around the world—including this week's historic fleet.