Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a history museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The museum building, Walker’s House, belonged to Captain John Walker, to whom James Cook was apprenticed in 1746. Having lodged there as an apprentice, Cook returned to visit in the winter of 1771–72 after his first voyage. The house is situated in Grape Lane on the harbour side. A plaque on the wall states that the house was built in 1688 by Moses and Susannah Dring. It is a largish building on three floors with an attic. It is regarded as a typical
Captain Cook State Recreation Area two efforts to eradicate invasive species. In winter months the park features ice fishing on the lake and cross-country ski trails. Captain Cook State Recreation Area Captain Cook State Recreation Area is a park on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It is located on the shores of Cook Inlet at the northern terminus of the Kenai Spur Highway, about north of Kenai and north of Nikiski. Both the Inlet and the recreation area are named after Captain James Cook who explored the area in 1778. Archeological evidence, as well as Cook's observations indicate the area was previously inhabited by the