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Whales Weep Not

Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers

This new exhibit, now open, is an interdisciplinary exploration of America’s historic and contemporary relationship with whales and whaling.

Charles W. Morgan book cover

The Charles W. Morgan: A Picture History of an American Icon

This book captures the Morgan's amazing journey through an 80-year whaling career, seven decades as a museum exhibit, her recent restoration, and her historic 38th Voyage in 2014.

Spouter opening panel

Spouter: Sperm whales, Whaling & Conservation

Four panels from the dockside exhibit about the history and current status of sperm whales.

CWM visit to Stellwagen Bank July-12-2014

News: From Whaling to Watching

Photo gallery and video from the Morgan's three days with the whales on Stellwagen Bank.

Stellwagen Bank NMS Oceans Live

NOAA: OceansLive broadcasts from the Morgan

The arrival of the whaleship Charles W. Morgan was the inspiration for a series of live web-television shows that detailed transitions in science, art and society from whaling days to today.

A. E. Doyle: Flat Stanley

A. E. Doyle: Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan

"Travel with me! Learn about people, places, and the way things work!"

Whale of a Time video

Video: A Whale of a Time

The Morgan sailed out July 12th to be greeted by an unusually large gathering of whales feeding on the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Jeff Bolster: Sailing in Time

Points East magazine features the 38th Voyage.

Humpback whale fluke (Ken Bracewell, D2014-07-0385)

Eavesdropping on Echolocation

As hydrophones of the twenty-first century replace the harpoons of old, the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a poignant example of how our changing perspective of the ocean inspires new forms of science.

Deck log: July 11, 2014

Deck log: July 11, 2014

Day 1 on Stellwagen Bank. "Whale sighting on starboard beam...launch port forward whale boat."