See Bounding Main at the Festival of Sail in Two Harbors, Minnesota Bounding Main at the Two Harbors Festival of…

England Defeats Spanish Armada (1588) On July 29, 1588 England defeats the Spanish Armada Off the coast of Gravelines, France,…

Mary Rose Sinks (1545) Several theories are thought to explain how and why Henry VIII's flag ship sunk at the…

Sir Martin Frobisher The advance of science appeared more dramatically in the efforts of adventurous or acquisitive spirits to explore…

Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris On July 18, 1792, the Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones…

2022 Sandusky Tall Ships Festival (July 1-3, 2022) Join us on the shores of Lake Erie for Festival of Sail…

Bristol Renaissance Faire Opens for the Season (July 9-10, 2022) The Bristol Renaissance Faire opens its 2022 season on July…

2022 Cleveland TALL SHIPS® Festival (July 7-10, 2022) Downtown Cleveland’s Lakefront (just north of FirstEnergy Stadium) 515 Erieside Avenue Cleveland…

Johnny Collins Dies (July 6, 2009) Johnny Collins was one of the signature voices on the maritime music scene since…

Mutiny on the Amistad slave ship (July 2, 1839) Early in the morning of July 2, 1839, Africans on the…

Zong slave ship trial June 22, 1783 London: Hearing arguments in the case of the Zong, a slave ship, the…

Henry Hudson Set Adrift by mutineers (June 22, 1611) After spending a winter trapped by ice in present-day Hudson Bay,…