It might come as a surprise (or not) to learn that a lot of Manhattan Island has been built on a giant trash heap. New York City has been upcycling its refuse and waste to build more New York City for ...

John H. Hanan, second row, left, and other yachting men of Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle, 1894. Read Part 1 of this story. In 1904, multi-millionaire shoe manufacturer John Henry Hanan, late of Park Slope, ...

GALVESTON — In February, Mark Scibinico, director of the Galveston Historic Seaport, where the tall ship Elissa usually docks, showed me around the vast Gulf Copper shipyard on Pelican Island in ...

History is docked along the Detroit RiverWalk as captains and crews of four tall ships built for sailing show off their wooden vessels to the public in the Sail Detroit festival. The ships, "The ...

PORTSMOUTH — The Sail Portsmouth festival opened Friday morning with visitors exploring the decks, holds and rigging of the tall ships Trinidad and Ernestina-Morrissey and learning from those who sail ...

In 2018, thousands of people from Texas and beyond lined the sidewalks and beaches of the Galveston Seawall, armed with binoculars, telephoto lenses, and telescopes. They came for an unprecedented ...

Next year, the Eagle will celebrate 80 years as part of the Coast Guard. Its alumni rank from ensigns to admirals.