New Bedford is the city most associated with Melville's 'Moby-Dick,' which played an important role in naming Starbucks, yet we do not have a Starbucks in New Bedford.
One of the world’s best known live readings of Herman Melville’s iconic American novel 'Moby-Dick' returns to the New Bedford Whaling Museum on January 4-6.
The state Office of Travel and Tourism says a map debuting Monday will include locations across the state with noteworthy connections to the majestic marine mammals.
I was reading a Boston Globe article about three different establishments laying claim to being the oldest bar in Boston, and it got me thinking about the same question on the South Coast.
After all, in an area where the Quakers had a stronghold, it would be interesting to find out if Abe Lincoln, Nathaniel Hawthorne or Herman Melville drank here...