Henry Hudson never did find the Northwest passage to India, but this year marks the 400th anniversary of his third voyage—the one where he came to New York and sailed up what is now the Hudson ...

The legends of the red man would hold that one day there appeared before the fishers what first seemed to be an immense supernatural bird on the horizon. Then, as it drew closer, they saw that it w… ...

"New maps are being made," Jacobs said of that time. ... Last night, Macy's huge 4th of July fireworks display took place on the Hudson River, as a tribute to Henry Hudson, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – When explorer Henry Hudson got as far north as he could go on the waterway that would later bear his name, he didn't stick around long or wander much beyond the riverbank. "They ...

The Hudson River's widest point is 3.4 miles at Haverstraw Bay in Rockland County, NY. A tidal estuary, the Hudson River is a mix of salt water and fresh water runoff. The river is named for ...

Just what does one have to do to get a river named after him? Henry Hudson knew. Read on to see how this famous navigator earned the honor. Henry Hudson was a man on a mission. Hudson was obsessed … ...