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This article was written by Martha Hayden and originally appeared on The Restless Viking website on June 17, 2025. What?

The American Heritage, an American Cruise Lines riverboat, docked in September 2022 at the Belpre Shrine Club on Blennerhassett Avenue on its way from Pittsburgh to St. Louis, due to the presence of ...

Every time a ship enters dry dock, a hidden force appears the moment the keel touches the blocks, quietly robbing the vessel of its stability. Here's the physics behind one of the most nail-biting ...

The Mid-Penn Conference spring all-stars were recently released, and one Franklin County player earned top honors. Greencastle-Antrim baseball player Avery Horst was named the Colonial Division's ...

The sailors on 18th-century ships navigated with sextants, compasses and the stars overhead. Their power came from the wind in their sails, when they had wind. Many seamen turned their vessels with a ...

So what is America? On a single Friday in April, we carried pen and camera from sea to shining sea to find out.

Since June 11, the eyes of the soccer world have been on stadiums across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Local businesses are benefitting. 4 people displaced after garage fire at Bellevue duplex A garage ...

Mike Gansey's tenure as Sixers President of Basketball Operations is officially underway, as the announcement of Gansey's hiring on Thursday was followed up by his introductory press conference on ...

President Donald Trump says the vital Strait of Hormuz has been reopened under terms of an agreement reached Sunday with Iran. Shipping industry sources aren’t so sure. “Ships are starting to move, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Rivian flew us out to beautiful Park City, Utah, to get a first test of the R2, its $45,000 “bet-the-company” mass market SUV that it has promised for years. Today it begins delivering these vehicles, ...