Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors ...

We explore a forgotten expedition that aimed to reach the North Pole from beneath the ice. After centuries of failed surface ...

OWOSSO, Mich. (WNEM) - Did you know Owosso is home to one of the largest steam locomotives ever made? It also transforms into an entire Christmas experience—a tradition now running for two decades.

Things rot so slowly in the polar regions that history becomes alive. The more you know, the more you recognize what you see when you find something.

For generations of New Yorkers, the mention of Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole brings back memories of our youth when we all packed into our station wagons and headed to the Adirondacks to see ...

CHILTON, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Chilton. Dozens of families from across northeast Wisconsin visited the North Pole Christmas Village on opening night after ...

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Under the Obama and Trump administrations, American foreign policy toward North Korea has been defined by a mix of presidential ignorance and internal inertia, former State Department official Joel S.

The North Pole Express holiday train trips will use diesel locomotives instead of the historic Pere Marquette 1225 steam engine. An unforeseen mechanical issue with the steam locomotive was discovered ...

The village of Rosemont welcomes the return of Operation North Pole to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N River Road, on Saturday, Dec. 20, marking the event’s first appearance since ...

The legendary Pere Marquette 1225, featured in the move "Polar Express," appears to be ready to lead the Steam Railroading Institute's annual North Pole Express excursions after completing a test run ...

OWOSSO, Mich. (WJRT) - The Pere Marquette 1225, famously known as the North Pole Express, is preparing to offer another season of holiday rides from the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso. The ...