The town I conduct the majority of my real estate business in is Bourne, MA and the Cape Cod Canal cuts right through it. I love the Canal. I drive over it on bridges, I walk beside it, I swim in the bays and inlets that jut off it, I watch the boats travel through it and just looking at the water makes me feel peaceful inside. Couple things I find interesting: a 'canal' is an artificial channel for water. The Cape Cod Canal's primary purpose was to provide a safer route for vessels traveling through the open seas around the tip of Cape Cod. It is still used for that purpose today but it also provides so much more including fishing, pleasure boat travel,biking/jogging/walking beside the canal, ship watching, camping alongside it, and a spot to live for many homes and families. The Canal is listed as being 17 miles but the part that cuts through land is 7 miles. I am lucky to see it and enjoy it nearly every day of my life. Here is a picture of a Caost Guard ship traveling through the Canal.
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