Caroline Collins looks at such people as mariners, explorers, whalers and shipbuilders between the 16th and 20th centuries ...

Have you ever visited a town and felt like you went back in time? Well, certain American towns offer that feeling. They carry ...

There is no other historical or archaeological evidence for contact between the whalers and the Yaburara', said archaeologist ...

Women’s History Month has its origins in a national celebration in 1981, when Congress authorized the week of March 7, 1982, as Women’s History Week. In 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s ...

Though famous as a summer playground, the Hamptons is a year-round spot. The sea is cold in winter, and some places ...

AGL-backed offshore wind project allowed to conduct marine studies, on condition it uses slow boats and employs whale watchers and underwater archaeologists.

But also of a colonial era. Our past contains several difficult and sensitive ... The traders commercialized sealing and whaling to such an extent that the Inuit forgot how to hunt with their ...

The Whaling Museum tells stories of brave (and maybe slightly ... The swimming is superb in summer, and the walking trails offer year-round beauty. White colonial architecture in Concord stands proud ...

Colonial-era homes line the main streets ... Sea captains built grand homes here during the whaling era and painted them white with black shutters—a tradition that continues today. The harbor fills ...