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| Bedford Whaling is a national historical site, maintained by the National Park Service. It preserves the history connected with whaling, an important industry in the 19th century. New Bedford was the most important port in the US for whaling (catching whales to harvest whale oil and other parts). Whale oil was mainly used for heating and light before petroleum was discovered. |
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| Sam is doing his junior ranger booklet assignments. Here is is finding a building on a historical map of New Bedford. |
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| New Bedford whaling museum. |
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| Skeletons of different types of whales. This shows you how gigantic these whales are. |
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| Sam inside a model of a whaling ship |
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| Outside in New Bedford (very rainy day!) |
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| View of the port from the parking lot |
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| Sam is getting sworn in as a junior ranger |
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| Planning out the town |
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| A walk in the evening near our hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. In the background is the State House (State Capitol) |
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