It can be viewed both for its beautiful setting, its Cold War past, and its future. There's Cold War history here, too, in the Truro Air Force Station, which is now turning itself into the Highlands Center right on the bluffs of the ocean. You can walk by yourself or guided, see seals, marshes, oceans, and dunes, even snorkel. Take a hike on one of the many trails, take a swim on one of six swimming beaches, take a ride up and down the twenty miles of coastline, or take a ranger guided hike to a lighthouse or learn about Marconi and his transatlantic attempts to wireless across the sea way before cell phones or find out the mysteries of Fort Hill. The main Visitor Center at Salt Ponds is about half way up the park a second center open Spring to Fall is outside Provincetown.įrom the breathtaking views along this New England stretch of the Atlantic springs lots of opportunities for recreation and vacation. It stretches nearly twenty miles from its southernmost point near Chatham up to Provincetown. So bring your sand chair and prepare for a wide open mouth, it's awe-inspiring, and it doesn't cost a ton to see it. There's nearly 44,000 acres of fun and wonder here. Old-Harbor Life Saving Station in the mist. Photo above: The fishing industry on Cape Cod, circa 1910-1915, Bain News Service. Ask why the residents weren't too thrilled about that fact. For fifteen years after that, the Cape Cod station at South Wellpoint was the main U.S. It was 1903 when Henry communicated from the beaches of Cape Cod to Europe with the first two way wireless communication on January 18.
History didn't begin with Marconi at Cape Cod, but it is an interesting story of how ingeniuity and scenery intersect.
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