“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 ...

Cruising in class on a shimmering lake is one good way to beat the heat -- and with Conor Knighton now will be doing just that: It's a classic sound and sight of summer: A mahogany-clad motor boat, ...

Dozens of classic, wooden boats will be on display at the Tahoe Keys Marina this weekend. The 8th annual South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic will highlight the 1950s and finned vintage boats as part of ...

A small flotilla of classic boats filled the Tahoe Keys Marina for the eighth year in a row Friday and Saturday. More than 60 boats, including several from the Tahoe Maritime Museum, occupied the ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. – While most of the boats made these days are typically fiberglass, the beauty in wood simply can’t be beat. That’s the thought of the Traditional Small Craft Association in South ...

WOLFEBORO — The sounds of power and hand tools echo through the 4,500-square-foot main shop of Lakes Region Wooden Boats near downtown Wolfeboro. Amid a sparkling union of polished chrome, varnished ...

Sometimes history repeats itself in a good way, as in the revival of a luxury boat brand that years ago had a strong following on lakes across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Canada. Bergersen Boat ...

From the first time our ancestors answered the call of the sea, the race to build a better boat has been on. The oldest vessel in existence is a 10,000-year-old, hollowed-out tree at the Drents Museum ...

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 ...

Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...