BAYFIELD -- Doug Hanson remembers getting hauled from the Twin Cities to Duluth as a teenager to see some sort of big sailing ship enter the harbor. "I don't remember how big it was, what year it was ...

“There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) “Rat, in The Wind in the Willows” (1908) FRISCO – Firm believers in ...

Terry and Sue Hart took their 1961 Chris-Craft ski boat out for a run on Lake of the Ozarks on a recent weekday. Terry collects and restores vintage wooden boats. Brent Frazee [email protected] LAKE ...

Still, some old wooden Beetle Cats survived and brand spanking new ones continued coming out of the Beetle Cat Co. shop near New Bedford, Mass. While our family never owned one of these well-crafted ...

Catch the rich glow of varnished mahogany in the morning sunlight, notice the sleek, simple lines, and – if you score an invitation – step into a wooden boat for an up-close experience, and very ...

GRAND LAKE, Colo. (CBS4) - Old wooden boats left to rot away are once again being brought to life thanks to some high school students and a community working together. "If I didn't come out here I ...

Wooden boats aren’t in museums in Northern Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands, home of the first Chris Craft dealership in the world, they live on the water. Within the hidden bays and intimate ...

Four picture books show kids the infinite joys of building, sailing, restoring and just plain floating a boat. From “Lily Leads the Way.”Credit...Matt Myers Supported by By Peter Behrens “Believe me, ...

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) - Terry Hart walked down to his dock at Lake of the Ozarks and introduced a visitor to his pride and joy. “This is Chug,” he said, nodding toward his vintage wooden ski boat.