In 1955 a determined 67 year old great grandmother, who lived a hard physical and emotional life as a farm wife raising eleven children, told her gown children she was going for a walk. Her walk was the 2,050 mile,146 day hike on the Appalachian Trail from Mt Springer in Georgia to Mt. Katadin in… [Read More]

Working Two Miles Deep A talk and slide presentation by Don Carlos Collasius will be held on Thursday, Feb. 17th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Fairhaven Town Hall Auditorium, 40 Center St., Fairhaven, at no charge. Don is the current Tree Warden in town and has a deep appreciation for our Earth, both on… [Read More]

At the Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St, Mattapoisett, MA 02739; director@ mattapoisettmuseum.org; 508-758-2844 February 16, 6:30 pm – via Zoom with Helen Frink, author of Oil, Ice & Bone: Arctic Whaler Nathanial Ransom. In 1860 fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Ransom followed his five older brothers into the dank foc’sle of a whaling vessel. For fifteen years he… [Read More]

One Whale Makes Seven Shores Prosperous February 11, 2022 – June 26, 2022, New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., New Bedford In this new exhibition from the New Bedford Free Public Library’s art curator, Allie Copeland, we get a new look at whaling from a Japanese perspective. Beginning in the 18th century, feudal lords… [Read More]