Risky Business: Rum Running on Cape Cod

Importing alcohol into the United
States was a risky business between 1920 and 1933, one that drew in Cape Cod
sailors and captains, Coast Guard seamen and officers, gangsters and code
breakers. Throughout the "Roaring Twenties" the waterways of Cape Cod
were the scene of a cat and mouse game played between souped up speedboats
built specially for the "wet" trade in illegal liquor, and the Coast
Guard ships and boats charged with keeping America “dry”. “Risky
Business: Rum Running on Cape Cod” exhibit provides a look at another
Cape Cod, where shootouts on the beaches, high-speed chases in the night with
no running lights, and murder on the high seas were all part of this very risky
business. The exhibit opens on July 10th and runs through December 15th.