Did you know we have a real speakeasie here on the Cape?

It still stands on Run Pond Road in South Yarmouth. Built in 1933 for $125.000 it has a very interesting past. Was it owned by Rum Runners? That is for you to decide as you listen to this podcast. Stay tuned.

Guess who that was? You may remember him if you listen to this short podcast. Bootlegger, restaurant owner, he even spent some time in Leavenworth and knew a few of Hollywood's famous. Stay tuned...

This story was originally published in the Historical Society of Yarmouth in February 2003. Local sites as Bass Hole, The Fish House, Sandy Neck, Casa Madrid, and other places it seems were part of this business. Stay Tuned...

Another article about the Rum Runners and Rum Row. Some of the research done by Don Wilding is remarkable and my gratitude for some of his insights.

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P.S. Lots more bullets in this one.

The Anderson family were very immersed in the rum running business. The father, and his two sons who were on opposite sides. Dad was a pilot, John was a pilot and Bob ran a 40 foot boat with twin airplane engines. Stay tuned for their story....

Why wold a 1925 Nash Roaadster be the Rum Runners' choice of vehicles during Prohibition? Stay tuned to fine out how this little roadster sans the rumble seat became the car of choice with ite fast engine and 4 wheel drum brakes...

We had Prohibition here on the Cape. It was a way for Cape Codders to survive during hard times. My question was: how did they do it. Listen to how we avoided the law and how we shipped the booze... Stay tuned.

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Oyster Harbors, an exclusive gated community in Osterville, MA. Here is some of its history and some detail about it's beautiful golf course. Hope you enjoy.

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Sometimes you need the backstory to know why something happened. Thus Rev. John Lothrop and his direct descendant William Sturgis eventually created the Sturgis Library. One of our very Historical sites on Cape Cod.

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144 pirates died in the shipwreck of the Whydah off the coast of Wellfleet in 1717. What became of them? Here is their story and a love story between Sam and Goody Hallett.

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