Lifestyle
HeartLand Boating Holiday Gift Guide
This year’s guide features a selection of would-be presents designed to make holiday gifting perfect for every boater on your list. Gifts for Him World Wide Sportsman Freecast Shirts from Bass Pro wear well using an ultra-comfortable, stretchy blend of cool cotton and polyester that moves with you whether […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
For Those About to Rock
There’s more to boating in the Chicago area than negotiating congested harbors or venturing out onto the open expanses of Lake Michigan. Just 60 miles from many Windy City suburbs is the No. 1 attraction in the state, Starved Rock State Park, an oasis on the Illinois River that beckons to those in search […] Read More
Lovin' the Loop, Part 6
It’s 4 a.m. when we wake to a nightmarish sound of grinding metal and straining diesel engines. Suddenly, we’re blinded by a powerful searchlight. Anchored 200 yards off the mighty Mississippi, we’re tucked into the mouth of Little River Diversion Channel, 130 miles south of St. Louis. The huge towboat pushing a long, wide […] Read More
Colorful Days, Cool Nights
I know words like majestic, splendid and stunning can read larger-than-life. But when it comes to describing one of Kentucky’s most impressive lakeside venues, those words can’t begin to paint an accurate portrait of Lake Cumberland. If you haven’t experienced the material or natural amenities of what’s been described as “a boating and fishing […] Read More
The Cruising Life
Who among us hasn’t fantasized about dropping out and shoving off in a vessel custom-made for long-distance luxury? Take inspiration from these eight new yachts and you, too, can join the from-idle-dreamers-to-happy-cruisers club. Prestige 450 Following in the wake of the popular Prestige 500, the 450 is billed as a true “live-aboard […] Read More
Speed in Their Veins
Bill Kingery has embraced the go-fast lifestyle with a passion for far more years than he remembers, incorporating work, family downtime and competition in a variety of boating machines. Ditto for son, Elijah, who according to his dad, “grew up on the waters” of Alum Creek, a small lake near the family’s home of […] Read More
High Five
Pontoon boats is the fastest growing segment in terms of both popularity and innovation among today’s watercraft, and deck boats isn’t far behind. These two categories offer stability, versatility and elbow room that is unmatched, and it appears the sky is the limit when it comes to the size, speed and amenities the broad-shouldered […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Lovin’ The Loop, Part 5
The rhythmic clatter of horse hooves and wagon wheels on cobblestone streets and the sweet smells of chocolate fudge escaping from open doors along Main Street are signs of a golden past. But we are in the present on Mackinac Island, Mich., where every effort has been made to slow things down, if not […] Read More