How to get a boat through a tiny tunnel, 19th-century style

STEVEs in the sky, ocean plastic, and airport curiosities. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. May 02, 2019 Narrowboat Legging In the 18th and 19th centuries, engineless narrowboats were popularly used to transport goods along the United Kingdom’s canal tunnels. To get through the dark and narrow spaces, boatmen would have to “leg it”—a dangerous but necessary act. Read More → STEVEs in the Sky STEVEs are a celestial phenomena that occur on the border between the U.S. and Canada. Akin to but different than auroras, they have traditionally stumped scientists, but a recent study illuminates the atmospheric reactions that conjure STEVE's colorful purple and lime-green light. Read more → Ocean Plastic In 1957, a British survey meant to track and evaluate plankton populations accidentally recorded the first known example of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean: a plastic piece of trawl twine. Read more → Community Airport Curiosities Whether it’s a runway made from seasonal ice or a bizarrely-shaped terminal building, tell us about the most wonderful places in airports you’ve ever encountered. Share now → Fernandina Beach, Florida The Outhouse This former bathroom has been transformed into the smallest bar in Florida. Read more → Food & Drink Callu de Cabrettu Arguably one of the oldest forms of cheese, callu de cabrettu is aged inside a goat's stomach, giving it a distinctly gamey flavor, and can only be found in Sardinia, Italy. Read more → Sponsored by Travel Oregon Cascades Raptor Center One of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest, the Cascades Raptor Center houses a whole menagerie of species like snowy owls, bald eagles, Gyrfalcons, and vultures. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222