Destinations
Iowa's Ocean
The waters of Lake Rathbun, which span some 11,000-square-feet, are known for boating, hunting, camping and fishing. Located in southeast Iowa and created for flood control and recreation in the early 1950s, the lake is surrounded by 155 miles of shoreline and 21,000 acres with eight wooded parks and restored native grasslands. Because of […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Profile: Rock Harbor Marine
Rock Harbor Marine is seven miles by land from downtown Nashville, so you’ll be looking for music, fun, good food and showbiz celebrities at this popular site. Pull off the Cumberland River at Mile 175 to find all of these things, plus 150 boat slips, a full-service boatyard and a most accommodating staff. […] Read More
Louisville, Then and Now
Several years ago, my dad (Jimmy Miller) and my cousin (Glenna Acree) arranged a family reunion in the small town of Center, Ky., and that’s when this born-and-raised South Floridian was introduced to the incredible boating locales in the Bluegrass State. Since that time, I’ve logged some amazing cruising adventures on Green River Lake […] Read More
Profile: Clinton Marina
The Clinton Marina in Clinton, Iowa, is a study in growth and change. Following years of consternation, discussion and debate at city hall about what to do with the marina, it finally got a complete, $6.8 million rebuild in 2008. The list of improvements was long and extensive. The on-water portion included […] Read More
Profile: Clarksville Marina
The Cumberland River has always been one of the most beautiful river trips in America. There are 381 navigable miles on the route from Smithland, Ky., on the Ohio River to Celina, Tenn. Cruise planners in trawler-speed boats calculate Clarksville as the perfect halfway point from Grand Rivers to Nashville. As of last July, […] Read More
Profile: RiverPark Marina
Louisville’s Waterside at RiverPark Place luxury apartment community, a $25 million development with 167 units, just completed in early 2013, was recently 100-percent leased. According to Nicki Sibley, marketing manager for Poe Companies LLC, which developed it, “it was one of the fastest lease-ups in our company’s history.” Its success means another building will […] Read More
Naturally Indiana
Think Indiana is all cornfields and flatlands? Well, it’s got water, too. Lots of it. In fact, the Hoosier State is surrounded by water on all four sides: Lake Michigan with its magnificent sand dunes in the northwest, the Ohio River edging parts of the east as well as the entire southern border, and […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Island Time, Heartland Style
It was a rare trifecta. We had an invite to visit one of our favorite Ohio vacation destinations on a prime summer weekend, a Sea Ray deckboat at our disposal and our timing to visit Kelleys Island would coincide with Homecoming Weekend, one of the most popular annual events on the 3,000-acre Lake Erie […] Read More