Month: March 2013
Midwest Leads Overall Household Boating Participation Rate
In a report recently released by the Coast Guard, the Midwest was singled out as having the highest boating participation rate and highest percentage of people who fished from a boat. The study focused on overall boating participation, boat ownership, the types of boats used and the amount of time that boats are used […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Destination: French Lick and West Baden, Indiana
Boaters cruising Patoka Lake, Indiana’s second largest manmade body of water, will enjoy a short inland excursion to nearby French Lick and West Baden, where the sweet scents of blooming gardens set amidst the splendor of two early 19th century resorts have been enticing visitors for more than a 100 years. Despite […] Read More
Use Your VHF, Not Your Cell
Greg Arlotta’s voice turned grim as the boat beneath him slipped below the 37-degree waters of the Delaware Bay in the early morning darkness of Dec. 23, 2010. “When this [cell] phone gets wet, I’m dead,” Arlotta told a 911 operator in the Sussex County, Del., Emergency Operations Center. Arlotta’s […] Read More