On February, 18, 1909, the harbor and Land Commissioners advertised another hearing in regard to the "Improvement of Deacon's Pond Harbor" and still another on February 24, 1910.
After these hearings had been held and improvements made, the channel was wide and deep enough to permit schooners to enter.
However, the sand drifted in and on March 11, 1911, there was another hearing called in regard to removing a "shoal at the entrance to the harbor" and about 32,000 cubic feet of earth was then removed.
Since then other deepenings have been made until now, during the summer season, it is a common sight to see some sixty boats of all descriptions lying in the water.
In 1921 the harbor was further improved by extending the jetty on the west side about 200 feet into Vineyard Sound.
There's a gently flowing river,
Bordered by whispering trees,