Pacific Northwest's Whaling Coast

Pacific Northwest's Whaling CoastPacific Northwest waters from Alaska to Oregon lie between the Arctic whaling grounds and the home whaling ports of San Francisco and Honolulu. While the Pacific Northwest was not a whaling destination, whales in these rich grounds were pursued for many years as whale ships moved between the whalers summer whaling grounds and southern home ports. After 1900, whaling in the north Pacific changed from sailing ships to modern, steam powered iron ships

In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning

It's made using traditional Danish recipes and has a mild

Tour Chicago's Swedish heritage

before others have to do it for you

and their knowledge of outdoor survival

Seattle constructed a log seawall

Gjetost is best when sliced wafer thin and enjoyed open-faced on Norwegian flatbread paired with fresh fruit

when the city was a place of kitschy architecture and homespun humor and was full of boundless hope for a brighter future

Danbo is a semi-soft

burial mounds

or hot cereal special

Havarti is made from high-pasteurized cow's milk