As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I'm hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in ...

NEWBURYPORT — Folks attending the next Custom House Maritime Museum First Friday 2026 lecture are bound to have a whale of a time as Newburyport Whale Watch marine naturalist Kristin Daley is the ...

DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Winter days with clear skies at the Oregon coast can be hard to find. At Rocky Creek State Park, the sweeping ocean views are already reason enough to pull over. But this time of ...

Twice each year, some 20,000 gray whales pass along the California coast as they swim south to breeding lagoons on the west coast of Baja California during winter months, then back to their summer ...

Courtesy of Stefanie Knowlton / Oregon State Parks If you want to see a whale off the coast of Oregon, this weekend is a good time to do it. Whale Watch Week this year runs Dec. 27 through Dec. 31.

Want to spot nature’s largest animal in the wild? Late December is a great time to make it happen — and the weather might even play ball this year. Upward of 14,000 gray whales are expected to swim ...

Gray whales are migrating south, from summer feeding grounds off the coast of Alaska down to the lagoons of Mexico, to give birth. As they swim past Oregon, it’s possible to see their breathing spouts ...

Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 AM to 1 PM, Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31, to help visitors spot gray whales on their ...

When dreaming about a Caribbean getaway, odds are the first things that come to mind are its sugar-sand beaches, waving palm trees, and rainbow-hued fish. But there's one more image you need to add to ...