The summer crowds are long gone on Cape Cod. The beaches across Massachusetts are empty. Even the birds have flown south. But Buzzards Bay still has a story to tell, because this time of year, it ...

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 ...

North Shore’s Chris Van Allsburg talks North Pole magic, Tom Hanks, RISD — and how a Boston editor convinced him to become a children’s book author. THE POLAR ...

Four decades have passed since young readers first climbed on the North Pole-bound Polar Express along with Santa and the narrator of Chris Van Allsburg’s Christmas classic. With 14 million copies of ...