Nestled in western Pennsylvania’s rolling countryside, Mercer stands as a testament to the idea that sometimes the richest lives are lived in the quietest places, where simplicity isn’t just a ...

Four years after stepping on a surfboard for the first time, Mimi Munro took third at the World Surfing Championships. Two years later, she disappeared.

In June 1930 Mercedes Gleitze became the first person to swim round the Isle of Man.