WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A windy day outside means a good day on the water for Josh Johnson. “I started sailing in 2004, just here around Wrightsville Beach,” said Johnson. Sailing isn’t just ...

ST. MICHAELS — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s “Sailing to Freedom: The Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad” exhibit will open to guests on Friday, Sept. 27, in the Changing ...

ST. MICHAELS — Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s new exhibit shows changing perspectives of the Chesapeake Bay’s relationship with the Underground Railroad by centering stories of freedom seekers. You ...

"In 1858, Mary Millburn successfully made her escape from Norfolk, Virginia, to Philadelphia aboard an express steamship. Millburn's maritime route to freedom was far from uncommon. By the ...

Due to the inclement weather this past Thursday, the English-Speaking Union had to cancel its program but is rescheduling it for two weeks later, Thursday, March 6. We’ve all surely heard about the ...

We’ve all surely heard about the Underground Railroad’s land routes slaves used to escape the antebellum South, but did you know thousands made their way to the coastal waters of the Carolinas and ...