14 articles tagged with maritime history
There's something about Dublin that feels familiar to me, like the gentle rocking of my houseboat on a calm evening. Perhaps it's the city's intimate relationship with water – the Liffey cutting through its heart like a lifeline, much as...
Standing at the bow of a life-sized ship replica inside the New Bedford Whaling Museum, I found myself transported to the 19th century—when this Massachusetts coastal city was the wealthiest per capita in America. The golden age of whaling may...
As someone who's grown up surrounded by coastal tales and marine wonders, I've always believed that the best family memories are created where the land meets the sea. When I first visited Newport five years ago with my husband and...
There's something about port cities that speaks to my nomadic soul. Perhaps it's the constant flow of vessels, the mingling of cultures, or the tangible layers of history embedded in weathered brick and salt-worn wood. Annapolis—Maryland's capital and America's sailing...
There's something hauntingly beautiful about the juxtaposition of New Bedford's industrial harbor against its storied whaling past. As someone who typically finds himself documenting vast plains and horse cultures, this compact Massachusetts seaport offered me an unexpected but rewarding photographic...
As someone who spends her days interpreting the layers of legal precedent, I find myself equally drawn to places where history accumulates in visible strata. Baltimore's harbor area presents just such a palimpsest—a text written over many times yet still...
Standing at the foot of the Witte Huis, Europe's first 'skyscraper' and one of Rotterdam's few pre-WWII survivors, I felt the weight of history pressing against the gleaming modern skyline. This city wasn't handed its heritage on a silver platter—it...
G'day, fellow adventurers! Who would've thought that this adrenaline junkie would find herself absolutely captivated by military history? But there I was in Norfolk, Virginia—the heart of America's naval power—with my jaw practically unhinged at the sight of massive battleships...
Growing up in Baltimore, I never fully appreciated the maritime treasure trove that was literally in my backyard. It wasn't until I started traveling internationally to document traditional crafts that I realized how special my hometown's harbor history truly is....
Standing on the Elizabeth River waterfront with the golden afternoon light catching the masts of historic ships, I couldn't help but think that Portsmouth, Virginia might be one of America's most underrated maritime treasures. While its neighbor Norfolk often steals...
When most pilots approach T.F. Green Airport, they're focused on Providence's skyline to the north. But just east across the Seekonk River lies East Providence, a community whose maritime roots run as deep as Narragansett Bay itself. As someone who...
There's something about northern European waters that speaks to my soul in a language all its own. Perhaps it's the thirty years I spent studying the Great Lakes that makes me feel an immediate kinship with cities built around water....
Let me tell you something about Virginia Beach that most travel sites won't – there's a whole lot more to this coastal city than just surfboards and sunscreen. As someone who's visited his fair share of tourist towns (mostly chasing...
There's something magical about standing on the same stones where Christopher Columbus once walked. As a nurse who's spent years patching up scrapes and bruises, I've developed a unique appreciation for things that have survived centuries of wear and tear....