Nancy White has four children, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. To transport the entire family to her camp on Lake Panache, she needed

After a severe thunderstorm with high winds and gusts as high as 80 mph ripped through Manistee, Mich., and tore the roof off the warehouse of shrink-

My friend had a birthday last week, and she had some family over to their lake house to celebrate. She invited my fiancé and I to come as well. It wa

This weekend the popular Heron Festival and Wildflower Brunch will be held at Clear Lake State Park. The Wildflower Brunch and pontoon boat tours o

West Marine held the grand opening of its first flagship store in Massachusetts Thursday with a media luncheon and events that will continue through t

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has "tentatively determined" that a proposal to establish a "no-discharge zone" in the New York waters of Lon

Like boating but don't like the hassle of ownership? Consider membership in a boat club. Luke Kujawa, who has been in the marine business most of h

A valuable gift is coming to the Richland County Sheriff's Dive Team. Sheriff Steve Sheldon has told the Commissioners it's a 25-foot pontoon boat,

In honor of Earth Day, 20 Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) staffers worked in conjunction with 10 National Oceanic and Atmospheri

Clear Lake was glassy and calm but a battle between a bald eagle and a territorial osprey was taking place overhead, thrilling a group of veteran bird

All respondents to a recent survey by the National Marine Bankers Association said the dollar volume of loans booked in the first quarter of 2011 was

There are 29 club sports at Nevada. Perhaps the most interesting - in name and in focus - is the Cast and Blast Outdoors Club. The group, founded i

Did you know that the pontoon boat was invented in Stearns County? It was, right here in Richmond, Minnesota, in 1951! Its inventor was Ambrose Wee

Aluminum boat sales rose 2.8 percent for the month; pontoon boats rose 5.8 percent, and fishing boats rose 1.7 percent. Last year, the metal segment f

A state budget deal reached Wednesday in Connecticut does not hit boating as hard as an original plan, but it still includes a luxury tax on boats ove

For years we've been trying to find the right situation to compare the TAP Fins by Conrad Marine to manufacturer lifting strakes. Our biggest challeng

John Ohlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gold River Productions (PINKSHEETS: GRPS) Inc. commented today that "we have been in discussions

A New Jersey boat dealer has admitted swindling customers and will be required under a plea agreement to repay them about $60,000. Todd Grossman, 4

Have you ever driven by a lake and looked with envy at all those families enjoying a glorious day on the water? Did you think to yourself, "Boy, I wis

A committee vote on a bill passing through the Connecticut Legislature, which would put new taxes on private boats, is on hold while the committee con

Industry projectors love to publish reports and break down the boating market into as many categories as possible. By doing this, these experts can bo

The National Marine Manufacturers Association recently reported that Marine Engine Emissions Greenhouse Gas tests have been successfully completed for

The Pontoon Water Glide is under new ownership and it shows. In February 2010, Dave and Ginger Schaefer purchased the company that produces a revoluti

The water temperature was a frigid 53 degrees. The young woman had been clinging to a tree limb in the surging Potomac River for more than half an hou

SeaArk Marine recently delivered two 2610 survey boats to the Army Corps of Engineers' Rock Island District. The vessels are assigned to Pleasant Vall

Boaters are keeping their butts out of the water - and we're not talking about the kind in swim trunks. The BoatUS Foundation reports that the 43 mari

The salesmen who were smiling through their Ray-Ban sunglasses this weekend at the Suncoast Boat Show in Sarasota, Fla., were hiding a lot of old pain

Meeting in Arlington on April 1-2, the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, a Congressionally mandated advisory group to the Coast Guard on recre

The controversial website SeeDealerCost.com announced this week that its site continues to garner strong interest. In the three weeks since it went l

Fishington, the Boating & Fishing Capital of the Internet, was selected as an official honoree in the social network category in the 15th annual Webby

Spring can be a cruel season for fly anglers. Rivers are either closed to fishing or running high and murky. This year's snowpack is ranging from 100

As part of the upcoming Earth Day weekend, Carolina Electric Boats is holding its first all-electric fishing tournament April 23 on Lake Wheeler in Ra

A newly formed partnership between the Renewable Fuels Association and National Boat Racing Association will provide all powered boats competing in th

A vote on proposed boat taxes in Connecticut is set for April 18, according to the Connecticut Marine Trades Association. The finance, revenue and bo

The U.S. economic recovery is expected to gain momentum during the rest of the year, according to economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. On

Heavier passengers are the cause of a rules change by the Coast Guard that will affect tour boats, ferries and water taxis. The Coast Guard is adjust

Yamaha Marine Group recently launched mobile versions of its V MAX SHO websites. "Our research tells us that a growing number of Yamaha outboard c

A rising tide may lift all vessels, but an improving economy is a much more welcome event for long-struggling area boat dealers. After years of see

The Marine Trades Association of New Jersey said new public access rules the state Department of Environmental Protection has proposed include a numbe

Attwood Marine is pleased to announce it has received its EPA Certificate of Conformance (COC) for Carbon Canisters for use in trailerable and non-tra

Mercury Marine told the Fond du Lac Reporter it plans to hire about 150 manufacturing and distribution employees. The positions exist in a variety

Thompson was going out last week with his brother Charles Thompson and friend Floyd Corely and I tagged along. They were just joking about the brother

Going fishing is only part of the fun. Sometimes what people talk and write about afterwards adds even more enjoyment to the sport. Here are a few thi

The United States Coast Guard yesterday published a direct final rule that removes exclusivity for Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as the only USCG app

The controversial SeeDealerCost.com website has attracted 23,000 unique visitors and 250,000 page views since it went live March 17, according to the

An Illinois family vacationing in the Florida Keys got a big surprise when a stingray jumped onto their chartered pontoon boat. The spotted eagle