The Wanderer, built in 1878, was the last whaleship made in Mattapoisett before it became the summer community it is today. “Whaling was 20 years past its prime,” Gaudet said, “so in a sense ...

He was also raised hearing the thrilling story of the whaleship Essex, which was attacked by a whale and sunk when Melville was just a year old. Melville's captivation with the terrifying ...

He was also raised hearing the thrilling story of the whaleship Essex, which was attacked by a whale and sunk when Melville was just a year old. Melville's captivation with the terrifying ...

“His grandfather was out whaling during World War I in the Atlantic and was stopped by a German U-boat, and the initial sense of it was they were going to sink his whaleship,” Taber ...

Hope College’s Big Read Lakeshore program exposes community members to great works of literature and encourages them to read for pleasure and enrichment. Our programming draws diverse participation ...

After the holiday event, the Mystic Seaport Museum operates on a reduced schedule. Indoor exhibits, the Charles W. Morgan whaleship, the Planetarium, and the Children’s Museum and activity center stay ...

Highlights include boarding America's last surviving whaleship and watching craftsmen and craftswomen repair the seaport's wooden vessels. Cost: $21 for ages 18 and up; $29 for seniors 65 and up ...

Recreating a 19th-century shipbuilding village, this open-air museum includes more than 30 period buildings populated with hands-on exhibits. The country’s last remaining whaleship, the Charles W.