Thomas Jefferson wanted to donate his personal collection of books to the Library of Congress. But critics thought those ...

Visitors to the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum on the weekend stepped back in time to 1812, when voyageurs cleaned deer skins while Indigenous warriors and British solders fended off American invaders.

Lake Erie's shallowness means it includes great habitat for young fish and other aquatic species. "The shallowness ... on the lake during the War of 1812 played a key role in shaping the United ...

A dozen or more times, I’ve driven by and ignored the entrance to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on the threshold of Presque Isle in Erie. I recently visited Erie for the annual conference of the ...

Trump hiked U.S. duties on steel and aluminum imports last Wednesday…up from 25 percent to 50 percent. Those higher tariffs ...

One of my favourites moments in Sydney Pollack’s 1985 film adaptation of Isak Dinesen’s Out of Africa comes when Meryl Streep tries to divert a flow of water that threatens her coffee crop. She stands ...

Travelers in 2025 crave immersive, memory-making adventures, from family escapes to once-in-a-lifetime journeys, whatever the ...

Summer sees the town at its most vibrant, with outdoor concerts, farmers markets, and the annual Shad Bake—a culinary tradition that honors the Connecticut River’s once-abundant shad runs with a ...

A surprise dead-of-night attack helped lead to US independence from the British. Now, a series of events are commemorating the region's pivotal role in shaping the nascent nation.

The British Soap Awards have returned for another year – celebrating all-things serial drama (Picture: ITV) The British Soap Awards are back after a one-year hiatus, celebrating all-things ...