Massachusetts itself, you’ll recall, derives its name from one of them. You can even use this map project to learn which tribes were living in all of that extra long Massachusetts at the time.

New map traces Massachusetts’ history and connections to the sea creatures ... Mount Greylock, which is said to have inspired Melville’s image of a white whale, gets a trail shout-out, too.

By Oct. 27, the map forecasts that all of Massachusetts will either be showing “peak” foliage or will have just past the peak for the autumn.

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