For 118 years the tiny village of Lehde , in eastern Germany , was only accessible by boat . While snail mail is dying off , residents of Lehde have enjoyed having mail delivered by boat for centuries . The village is set in Germany 's Spreewald landscape , which is irrigated with 200 small canals .
For centuries the tiny village of Lehde , in eastern Germany , was only accessible by boat . While snail mail is dying off , residents of Lehde have enjoyed having mail delivered by boat for 118 years . The village is set in Germany 's Spreewald landscape , which is irrigated with 200 small canals .