You knew it was coming... save the date!! To celebrate the

WINGS AND WHEELS

CAPE COD AIRFIELD 95TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT.

SEPTEMBER 14TH 2024

10 TO 3 PM

FLYING, DISPLAYS, FOOD TRUCKS, HISTORY

100 RACE LANE, MARSTON’S MILLS

WWW.CAPECODAIRFIELD.COM

It is an eye-opening experience to see what the Cape Cod Chamber has accomplished since its inception 103 years ago.

Resident or Tourist, listen and prepare to be amazed and overwhelmed and grateful for what they have done to foster tourism and kept the Cape's ambiance intact.

Boardman was a stunt flier in Hells Angels but he was also a pioneer in the history of flight. Stay tuned

What was the reason behind prohibition? This short podcast examines some of the reasons behind the ammendment. It only lasted 13 years...

This story link was sent to me through Joan at the Coast Guard Heritage Museum in response to my request for information about the Coast Guard's role in the rum-running business. This story from the Naval Archives brings to light the importance of the Coast Guard during prohibition but also its birth of the aviation arm of the service. Stay tuned...

Rum running was dangerous and very risky during prohibition. As the protagonist (good guy) you had several antagonists (bad guys) the Coast Guard and the MOB... and the ever present - family to feed and provide for theme. Hope you enjoy these stories. drop us a line and send us your thoughts...

One of our more historic sites on the Cape. The tracks, the engines, the seating are all part of an interesting history of the Cape. The railroad has ben here since 1848 but used for freight for the Sandwich Glass Company. By 1887 14 of the 15 towns on the Cape had rail service.

I forgot to mention the Cape Cdder which runs from Boston's Back Bay to Hyannis during the summer.

A fisherman and well known rum runner, Manuel Zora had many different occupations, Eugene O'Neil wrote him as one of his characters in his trilogy of plays, Mourning Becomes Electra.. Zora starred in several plays by the Wharf Players and posed for portraits for local artists. His best known role was evading the United States Coast Guard while rum-running. Stay tuned...

Did you know we had polo matches as well as a Speakeasie at the Marston's Mills Airfield? That and motorcycle races and car races there also. If you have never visited that airfield, you are missing a piece of Cape Cod History... Take a ride in an authentic reproduction of an open cockpit plane. Stay tuned...

Robertson Ayling, founder and manager of the Hyannis Airport dies in a tragic boating accident. What happens to the airport next is the rest of the story. Stay Tuned for the true story as told by Alton Brewster Sherman in his own words.