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Webster Island, Indiana: Small Town, USA
Kosciusko County, a land of over 100 lakes, is the Hoosier State’s ultimate watery destination. Located in northern Indiana, it boasts both the state’s largest natural lake, Lake Wawasee, and the deepest, Lake Tippecanoe. But to us, the best of the bunch is 500-acre Webster Lake, dotted with small islands, a shoreline of sandy beaches, […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Tested: Crownline E6 XS
Making a good first impression is important, and Crownline corners that market with its new Cross Sport E6 XS. Overall, it has sleek, go-fast look and also a layout conducive to comfort and enjoyment. Immediately noticeable is the ample seating all around. Crownline dubs the forward U-shaped bow area as the “hot tub,” with padded […] Read More
Boating Among the Apostle Islands
Locals say, when speaking of Lake Superior, “The lake is the boss!” There’s good reason for this. Lake Superior is generally considered to be the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, stretching approximately 350 miles west to east and 160 miles north to south. It’s the coldest and deepest of the […] Read More
A Secret History of American River People
Ten years ago, Wes Modes of Santa Cruz, California, was reading about a group of kids who were making whacky, homemade boats and then cruising them down the Mississippi River. That type of adventure resonated with Modes, a computer programmer and artist with a love of the water and an appreciation for the lyrical qualities […] Read More
Destination: Grand Lake, Oklahoma
Its official name is Grand Lake of the Cherokees, but Grand Lake suits it just fine. This is a big body of water — 59,000 surface acres and 1,300 miles of shoreline — meandering through the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma. The lake was created in 1940 with the completion of […] Read More
An Apalachicola Holiday
On the dock behind the Apalachicola Maritime Museum, which is stuffed with artifacts from the town’s storied past, I board the Starfish Enterprise, the facility’s 40-foot catamaran. The museum offers a variety of eco-tours, including the three-hour one I’m taking today that travels through the Apalachicola River Basin. Accompanying us is the museum’s founder […] Read More
Review: Tiara 44 Coupe
Leon Slikkers, founder of Tiara Yachts, began building fiberglass boats in 1955. That was before nearly anyone else in the industry. In fact, that was before most current boat manufacturers were established. It was even before many of his competitors were born. The Tiara trademark, specifically, emerged in the late 1970s. Over the course of […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Dardenne Slough: Hiding in Plain Sight
It’s a great irony that the city of St. Louis, known for over two centuries as a center of riverfront commerce and culture, today has no marinas or docks for pleasure boaters. In fact, if someone described a 6.8-mile stretch of waterway with 10 marinas and 1,167 slips, rack storage for hundreds of boats, […] Read More