Join us as we welcome Cape Cod historian, writer, and public speaker Don Wilding to the Sandwich Public Library. Wilding is the author of "A Brief History of Eastham" and "Shipwrecks of Cape Cod", both of which discuss rum running on Cape Cod. Wilding will lecture on the Rum Running business on Cape Cod during Prohibition. This is the first in a two-part "Nautical Lecture" series by the Sandwich Town Archives.

During the era of Prohibition (1920-1933), rum running was big business on Cape Cod. Farmers and fishermen of the Cape took to the seas, heading offshore to "Rum Row" to bring the criminal yet coveted alcohol to the mainland under cover of darkness, while the possibility of being caught by the Coast Guard was always present. Busy harbors and remote estuaries, many of which are now popular tourist destinations, were all game for bringing the booze ashore, while law enforcement officials often turned a blind eye. Join Don for this comprehensive look at how "the Noble Experiment" turned into a profitable and potentially dangerous undertaking for many of Cape Cod residents.

Presented by the Friends of the Sandwich Town Archives.