What Dogs Used to Look Like
A prize fighter worth thousands poses for the Davis Brothers
The Simple Art of Uncle Oscar
Celia Thaxter's baby brother was an artist and poet too
The Lion at the Tavern
A beautiful African LION to be seen every day in the week at Stavers Tavern in 1802
Sheep on the Shoals
it didn't work for Thomas Laighton and it didn't work for us
Portsmouth Tries, Fails at Whaling
Unique research from "Heavy Weather and Hard Luck" by Kenneth Martin
Was That a Bellamy Eagle?
On the trail of a rare and elusive wooden bird
Celia Thaxter Attacks Heartless Women Wearing Birds as Fashion
Include Celia's 1886 full article on "Heartless women"
A Brief Guide to Sea Serpents
They seem to show up during tourist season
How My Finch Stole Christmas
The awesome weight of two tiny birds
Here Comes the Sunfish
When you live on the seacoast, every day is a fish tale
A Quick History of Gulls on the Shoals
Did you know they recognize human faces?
Oh, the Horrible Things We Do to Lobsters
We boil them alive and mock them on postcards