Month: July 2016
Functional Finesse: Using Your Marine Electronics
According to manufacturers, the majority of boaters with electronic chart plotters use only a fraction of their unit’s capabilities. They can turn it on, they can move the cursor to a waypoint and they can press “Go To.” But every piece of marine electronics can do lots more, if you just let it. Steering Director/Cross-Track […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Summer Breeze: Lake Lanier, Georgia
Nestled in Georgia’s northeastern countryside, Lake Lanier (a.k.a. Lake Sidney Lanier) is the state’s largest lake, boasting some 38,000 acres of water and 692 miles of shoreline spanning five counties. This splendid retreat, which gets its name from favorite son/poet Sidney Lanier, offers an idyllic locale that lures enthusiasts to what is considered a mega-boating […] Read More
Inland Inspirations: Those Who Helped Shape Boating on Heartland Waters
For some people, boating is a pastime enjoyed casually and, perhaps, briefly. For others, it’s a calling that becomes a lifelong passion. Among the latter group, here are a few of the individuals and families who stand out as major contributors to boating on Heartland waters. RON & EVA STOB Ron and Eva Stob opened […] Read More
Secrets of the Great Lakes
Why do they call them the Great Lakes and not the Good Lakes? Because they’re Great! Indeed, glacier-carved Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie make up the largest interconnected body of fresh water on the planet — accounting for 20 percent of the world’s surface fresh water. The lakes are surrounded by 4,530 miles of […] Read More
Tested: Harris V270
For the record, I own a Harris pontoon boat. It’s a 20-foot FloteBote model of mid-1990s vintage and my everyday fishing craft. I keep it at a local, all-pontoon boat club comprised of about 100 members who dock our craft along the shore of a local water supply impoundment. My FloteBote is a basic, no-frills […] Read More
Cruising The Great Horseshoe
A book excerpt from “Halcyon Days: Cruising America” by Bill and Ellen Fiero. We were in Eufaula to service engines and provision. The town, built on the bluffs over the Chattahoochee River and on the site of a former Creek village, is one of the beauties of Alabama. Brilliant azaleas and dogwoods bloomed along the […] Read More
Profile: Parks Marina in Okoboji, Iowa
The main attraction of the Okoboji area of the Iowa Great Lakes is its beautiful blue water, and there may be no better place to gather and enjoy the glacier-carved hotspot than Parks Marina on East Lake Okoboji. The marina is home to The Barefoot Bar, featuring lake views, food, live entertainment and a tiki […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
SkipperBud’s Expands in Illinois
SkipperBud’s, rooted in the Midwest and founded in Wisconsin, is adding a new on‐water location in Lake County, Illinois, in the resort town of Antioch. SkipperBud’s – Sequoit Harbor is on beautiful Lake Marie, a glacial lake that is part of the 14-lake Fox Chain O’ Lakes, just south of the Illinois/Wisconsin state line. Sequoit […] Read More