Destinations
Booze Cruise: Bars Along the Inland Waterways
It’s the dog days of summer, the sun is beating down, and you’re restless and hot. To break up the cruise and treat your crew at the end of the day, you decide to seek out a dock and grab a cold one. But where do you go? Insert shameless plug: If you have a […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
The Lakes of Indiana
Sure, everybody knows about Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. But it might surprise people to discover that Indiana is no slouch either — and is actually a lake-lover’s delight! An exact count is hard to get, due to a great number of the Indiana’s “lakes” being man-made reservoirs, but one telling statistic is that two counties, Kosciuko […] Read More
Paducah: Kentucky Confluence
William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame, would not recognize the riverfront area of Paducah, Ky., if he saw it today. History tells us that in 1795 his older brother George Rogers Clark, a general during the Revolutionary War, claimed the 37,000 acres the city now occupies. After the general died, the claim went to […] Read More
Profile: Commodore Yacht Club
June 28, 1975, started out as a typical Saturday at Nashville’s Commodore Yacht Club. But by 2 p.m., tragedy would strike the marina in what would become one of the city’s most costly fires on record. The fire, which began after a houseboat’s engine exploded, took 90 minutes for local firemen to bring under control. […] Read More
Cruising the Quad Cities
There are a couple of odd things about the area on the Mississippi River called the Quad Cities. One is that it isn’t made up of four cities but five — Rock Island, Moline and East Moline (Ill.) and Davenport and Bettendorf (Iowa) — plus several satellite communities on both shores. Another oddity is that […] Read More
River Roots: Exploring the Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi River Delta Region spreads across eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Traveling along its many waterways — including the Mississippi, Yazoo, Atchafalaya, Ohio and Tennessee rivers — offers a myriad of wonders along a vast cultural, historic and geographic landscape. No matter what your interest, for boaters, the […] Read More
Profile: Waukegan Harbor & Marina
While walking along Lake Michigan near his home in southern Wisconsin, Thomas Ceparski had an epiphany. He loved the outdoors and being near the water, so why not see if he could combine the two as a career? He set out to do just that when he came across an opportunity that would allow him […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Cruising Lake Cumberland
A weekend at the lake conjurers up a myriad of opportunities. In particular, a summer escape to Lake Cumberland presents larger-than-life possibilities that range from high-powered poker runs and dazzling July 4th celebrations to exciting fishing tournaments, star-studded music festivals — or the peaceful solitude of an afternoon cruise with family. This lake in south-central […] Read More