On the desk before me rests the hull of a model of an American schooner, the Flying Fish, the original of which was constructed nearly a century and a half ago. The first Flying Fish was about 75 feet ...

Somewhere along the way, Rinker Buck decided to live his adulthood differently. His 2015 book "The Oregon Trail" chronicled his epic 2011 journey along the route in a covered wagon. In 2016, Buck ...

Blake Hosli isn’t in the business of building boats — and certainly not wooden boats. In fact, he isn’t in the marine industry at all. He’s an electrical engineer. But when Hosli joins a group of old ...

“There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) “Rat, in The Wind in the Willows” (1908) FRISCO – Firm believers in ...

Lake Shore, Minn. – Minnesota has a deep and storied boating history, and a new and fascinating chapter is being written in the Brainerd Lakes area. This lake-rich part of the state has become home to ...

Sometimes history repeats itself in a good way, as in the revival of a luxury boat brand that years ago had a strong following on lakes across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Canada. Bergersen Boat ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) Jerry Gilbreath swears his boat "Jefe" actually runs better than it looks. And Gilbreath, 61, made every effort to make sure Jefe, Spanish for chief or leader, looks perfect.

When it comes to teaching history, there are two schools of thought — respectful viewing from a distance, versus the hands-on approach. Dick Wagner, who founded the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake ...

Brian Keen credits his uncle for getting him into boats. He owned five or six, and as Keen entered college, his uncle’s interest grew—and so did Keen’s. That interest, mixed with Keen’s love of old ...