Tag: Basque whalers

This article was translated by John R. Bopp BlitzLift is a website that collects "info pills" about history, science, and curiosities.  We could spend hours discovering...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Canadian public broadcaster CBC has brought us a fabulous report about two young Basque students working there...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp The Scottish daily Inverness Courier has just published an article about the upcoming attempt to break the record...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp An interesting story out of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, just...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp We've spoken before about this ship found at the bottom of Newport harbor.  This Welsh port city is...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp The New York Times is once again dedicating an article to us, this time, in their Travel section, penned...

Just over a year ago, we told you about the passing of Elsie Basque, a woman who belonged to the Mi’kmaq nation, one of...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp We’ve spoken on many occasions about the profound mark the Basques have left on the Atlantic coast of...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp We've blogged before about the centuries-long presence of Basque whalers and fishermen on the Atlantic coast of what...

Given its design and handling, they've been called the "race cars" of the 16th century, and have been such an essential part to the...