The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has departed ...

So Michael proposed an extraordinary third option: Why not live on a boat? The idea wasn’t really outlandish. “We had the dream a decade prior to circumnavigate” the globe, said Michael.

They will learn about Arctic Ocean currents, sea ice, research technology, and expedition planning, and they will even send small wooden boats to the North Pole to track their movements. Local ...