The "Clough," a 125-foot-long bark, sank in September 1868 near Cleveland, with just one crew member surviving to explain ...

I had the privilege of hanging out at the local post office, where my father was postmaster, and at two nearby country ...

Among the finds were pottery, weapons, tools and parts of a horse-drawn vehicle, snapshots of Roman logistics north of ...

In the late 1860s, the Cerro Gordo Mining District located high in the Inyo Mountains of eastern California began churning ...

More rotten wood than expected and metal bolts degraded to near failure have delayed the Wilburton Trestle opening, a key ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay carried out its winter mission to provide safe passage for ships on the Great Lakes.

Pennsylvania is one of my favorite towns when it comes to natural beauty, from the peaceful countryside to the sprawling ...

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the ...

Now that the Chautauqua Belle is gearing up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ship’s first voyage around the lake, ...

Docks, bleachers and stage equipment were stolen from the Midwest Ski Otters’ storage area on Little Goose Lake.

After more than 30 years of consideration, Manistee County is advancing the Safer Southern Rail Route proposal, with plans to pursue $3 million federal funding for the next ...

A planned dredging and deepening of Lake Wichita is not likely to happen soon partly due to a government shutdown, according to revitalization proponent David Coleman. “The killer of this whole thing ...