The Ben Franklin Yacht departs from 101 S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard, promising attendees an elegant, four-hour celebration that includes a three-hour scenic cruise along the Delaware River.

Founding Father. Discoverer of electricity. Publisher ofPoor Richard’s Almanack. Master statesman. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Any of these serve as an apt descriptor of Benjamin ...

We need more Ben Franklin in our lives. He is the least dead of America's founders, a tonic for our troubled times. Those are just a few of the takeaways from Eric Weiner’s new book, "Ben & Me ...

Took some lightning, a kite, and a fat brass key,” sang the Decemberists in their 2017 “Ben Franklin’s Song.” For most Americans, that’s their image of the founder.