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Hardball on Herschel Island
Whalers at a 19th century Arctic outpost keep (relatively) sane with America’s pastime
Whaling crews in the 1890s played an extreme version of baseball on the winter sea ice around Herschel Island, off the coast of the Yukon. The local Inuit were their biggest—and rowdiest—fans. Image from National Baseball Hall of Fame, BL-2540.93
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And some advice for anyone crazy enough to try it.
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And have your house remain where it is
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