The Old Dartmouth Historical Society purchased the property in 2022 for the purpose of expanding the Whaling Museum. The site ...

Aviary Books owner Laura Ryan celebrates Herman Melville's legacy in New Bedford by focusing on his short stories ahead of the Moby Dick Marathon.

Dick" marathon weekend by unveiling the winner of its Herman Melville statue design contest: an eight-foot bronze statue ...

Organizers of the annual Moby Dick reading marathon in New Bedford say they set a new attendance record this past weekend.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum’s 29th annual “Moby-Dick” marathon will take place this weekend from Friday, Jan. 3, until ...

A day before the Whaling Museum began its annual reading of Moby Dick in its entirety, the city’s mayor presented renderings ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — Friday evening is the official kickoff for the 29th annual Moby Dick Read-a-thon at the Whaling Musuem in New Bedford. A time where people come from all over to hear ...

New Bedford, near where Melville embarked on his inspirational whaling voyage on Jan. 3, 1841, has never forgotten. The New Bedford Whaling Museum hosts a 25-hour “read-a-thon” each year of ...

(WJAR) — The city of New Bedford unveiled on Friday the design ... of Nyalla the lion The city’s history is entwined with the whaling industry, which was the inspiration for the author ...