One of America’s most historic tall ships, the U.S. Brig Niagara, has arrived in Maine for a comprehensive, year-long ...

During the War of 1812, the United States navy defeated the British navy in the Battle of Lake Erie. Commodore Oliver Hazard ...

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission violated federal maritime code, which says 75% of a Coast Guard ship's crew ...

Japan was isolated from the outside world due to years of internal conflict and fear of colonization by European powers. When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo Bay in 1853, he changed the course ...

Lake Erie borders the southeastern tip of ... American military heroics on the lake during the War of 1812 played a key role in shaping the United States — ensuring that the state of Ohio ...