Synopsis

To carve a path through the formidable Atlantic or to secure passage across waters notorious for shipwrecks and lost lives—this was an undertaking many deemed beyond possibility. This is the story of the Cape Cod Canal, and the men who defied both nature’s power and the hardships of the Great Depression by pushing into uncharted engineering territory. Work began in 1909 on what would become a remarkable achievement. The journey of the Cape Cod Canal to its present form—a vital artery for commerc