On an August night during the 1930s, H. Graham Wood liked nothing better than to borrow his father’s Buick, drive to Federal Hill and watch the maritime show unfolding in the harbor. It was better ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: State archaeological steward Bob Vernon spoke recently on the settlement of this region. This first of a two-part series goes up to the arrival of steamboats in Jefferson. How our ...

A scorching summer day in Louisville and a chilly January in New Orleans reveal a shared connection between these distinct ...

Due to popular demand, two local history books have been reprinted. Barbara Berry’s Bookshop has reprinted ”Trolleys of Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake – A New Look” and ”Chautauqua Lake Steamboats” in ...

In 1684, a public dock was built at "the head" of the Thames River, where the Yantic and Shetucket rivers converged. Due to the Norwich Harbor’s location, the city developed as a natural trading ...

My favorite place for off-road biking is the Delaware Canal towpath from New Hope to Upper Black Eddy, then cross the Delaware River to Frenchtown. There I head down river on a rail trail and Raritan ...

The arrival of the first steamboat in Arkansas in 1820 ushered in an era of commerce and travel for the newly created territory. Within a few years, it was possible to make a trip from Little Rock or ...

Before the railroad began to wind its way through the quaint villages of the North Shore, the major source of transportation was the sidewheel steamboat in the early 1800s. Steamboat service ignited ...

Personally, I don't ever recall taking the ferry from Rowe's Wharf in Boston to Nantasket Beach. I grew up in about as far from Rowe's Wharf as I did from Nantasket Beach. In my teens, I took a bus ...