YOUNG LANDLUBBERS turned into sailors for a few hours Wednesday, shoving off from the Port of Redwood City and sailing across San Francisco Bay on replica 18th-century tall ships. Local students ...

DULUTH – In its last gasps of the tourist season, the William A. Irvin, a nearly century-old ore ship that looms over Canal Park, gets an ominous makeover that builds on its reputation as a place ...

Last month marked the 176th anniversary of the slave-led mutiny aboard the schooner Amistad. That act of bravery on July 1, 1839, resulted in freedom for 35 Africans after a legal process that ...

Her steel hull plowed deeply into the muddy bottom of Lake Superior 35 years ago this month, during an autumn gale that sent green waves frothing over the deck of a seemingly unsinkable ship. The S.S.

The Christmas tree has been a December tradition for centuries, with its festive lights and decorations fascinating young and old alike. However, the tree tradition took longer to catch on here in New ...

Pictorial contents -- Introduction / by Captain Sam Svensson -- The hull / commentary by William A. Baker -- Spars and rigging / commentary by Captain Sam Svensson -- The sail / commentary by Captain ...

Which Snap Ships are best? Snap Ships is a unique toy that blends science-fiction elements with battle toys. You can build them, transform them and create your own space battles using augmented ...