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Drake’s Creek Marina Gets Major Updates
Drake’s Creek Marina in Hendersonville, Tennessee, has doubled its drystack capacity and upgraded many of its amenities. Safe Harbor Marinas, which bought the property in 2015, spent $5 million on the project. It added a new drystack storage building (built by Roof and Rack) and rebuilt the existing storage building. The marina now has space […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Marina District Revitalization in Toledo, Ohio
At the Navarre Park Shelter House, developers described an urban playground for all ages coming to the property once known as the Marina District. That property on the eastern bank of the Maumee River is where Metroparks Toledo promises to open its newest waterfront park in a matter of a few years. The Metroparks is […] Read More
‘Captain Pip’ Becomes New Owner of TowBoatUS Clear Lake
In 1996, Capt. Philip Bauerlein helped TowBoatUS Clear Lake founding owner Capt. Dave Huston get the then-new, 24-hour towing business for recreational boaters off the ground by sharing his knowledge about commercial vessel towing. Now, 22 years later, Bauerlein, known locally as “Capt. Pip,” is the new owner of TowBoatUS Clear Lake after Huston sold […] Read More
2018 Top 10 Boat Names Released
Boat names can reveal a lot about the personality, passion and life experiences of a boat owner. This year, BoatUS decoded the most popular boat names ordered through its online boat graphics and lettering service at BoatUS.com/BoatGraphics, producing a revealing list of the Top 10 Boat Names of 2018. Grace – This name reflects the […] Read More
Paddlewheeler ‘Pilot in Training’ Starts Recreational Boat-Towing Business
When recreational boats on the Ohio River break down, need fuel or run aground, on-water assistance is now just a phone call away with the opening of Boat Assist, located at RiverPark Place Marina in Louisville. Captain Gene Foster, who learned the maritime trade aboard local paddlewheelers Belle of Louisville and Spirit of Jefferson, opened […] Read More
Fees Are Waived For Recreational Boaters On Erie Canal
For a second straight year, the Canal Corporation Board of Directors approved a plan to waive tolls for recreational vessels on the Erie Canal in 2018. The waiver was announced in February at the New York Power Authority and Canals Board meeting. Tolls, normally $25 to $100 for a season pass, depending on the size […] Read More
Chicago River to Be Transformed
In a major speech, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel outlined Building on Burnham, a comprehensive plan to invest in the Lakefront, the Chicago River, natural areas and recreational opportunities in neighborhoods across the city. This plan follows the Mayor’s successful expansion of Chicago’s park system in his first mayoral term, which has already added 750 acres […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Invasive Carp Continue Spread In Upper Mississippi Basin
Scientists were worried in 2013 when they found what seemed to be Asian carp eggs and late-stage embryos in the Upper Mississippi River near Lynxville, Wis.—250 miles north of the last known reproducing populations of the invasive plankton eaters they’d been battling for 20 years. Their worries, reported to National Geographic’s worldwide audience in 2014, […] Read More