PEM’s In American Waters Exhibit Showcases American Marine Painting in New Light

Here on the North Shore, we love to go to the beach. We’re proud of the maritime history of our seaside towns like Gloucester and Salem. We love ...

Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Returns September 2-5

“We’re hoping for good winds,” Michael De Koster, executive director of Maritime Gloucester, says huddled among his fellow seafarers at group hea...

Experience Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard With Hy-Line Cruises

Sponsored Content Hy-Line Cruises is a family owned and operated ferry company on Cape Cod that has been around long enough to know what you ...

View Alexis Rockman’s Shipwrecks Now Through May 31 at PEM

This spring, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents an exhibition of large-scale, hallucinatory paintings that tackle pressing ecological issues...

Social Distance at Sea on These North Shore Charters and Schooners

With social distancing lasting into the summer, expect a new normal on the water. While the boating industry, like so many other business sectors, fa...

Beauport Cruiselines Resumes Summer Dinner Cruise Series

Every Thursday and Saturday starting July 16, Beauport Cruiselines will host their sunset dinner cruises sailing around Gloucester Harbor. Enjoy a cl...

11 Summer Sailing Camps on the North Shore

The North Shore is home to some of the most beautiful coastal areas in the country, and there's no better way for kids to appreciate the great outdoo...

7 Boating Excursions on the North Shore

Being near the water is something we see a lot of around here, but it’s not something we take for granted. To walk out the front door and hav...

Boat Tours Kick Off at Bakers Island Light Station

Salem, MA – On June 15, Saturday of this year's Father’s Day weekend, Essex Heritage kicks off the summer season with guided boat tours to Bakers Isl...

J 70 World Championships Held in Marblehead

See photos from the J/70 World Championships held in Marblehead on Saturday, September 29.