Monday, August 12, 2024
Latvian-Built Glacier 48 with Walk-Around Decks The new Glacier 48 from the Latvian builder Glacier Yachts is an intriguing new design from the offices of Guido de Groot. This all-aluminum build has a purposeful, expedition-yacht look from the bow. But as your eyes sweep aft you pick out a lot of subtle and interesting detailsSaturday, August 10, 2024
Choosing Marine Radar for Your Boat, Part 1 If you’ve been wondering if you should add a radar system to your boat this year, the answer is probably “yes.” And if you’re wondering if it might be time to upgrade your existing radar, that’s probably also an affirmative, especially if your presentFriday, August 9, 2024
Safe & Stylish Kid & Adult PFD Bundle Kids are naturally drawn to water, but few want to wear a PFD, so it's up to adults to set the example. Bombora makes this easy with the Family Bundle of PFDs. Featuring two of its lightweight inflatable Slim Belts and a pair of colorful Kid's Life Vests, it's easy to keep everyone safeWednesday, August 7, 2024
Offshore 65/70: Highly-Customized Trawler The Offshore 65 CE can be built to the buyer’s specifications to a greater degree than we see with many other builders. For example, this 65-footer has a 19'6" (5.94 m) beam, which we often find on 90' (27.43 m) vessels. Customized details include headed decks in the heads, fourMonday, November 20, 2023
The Sea Hunter III passenger ferry. Photo courtesy of Grand Portage Isle Royale Transportation Lines. Don Szczech can't count the number of times he's voyaged between Grand Portage and Isle Royale, but he knows it's well over 1,000. Over the decades, not much has changed about the journey between Minnesota's easternmost pointWednesday, November 15, 2023
Credit: Jon Monk The National Museum of the Great Lakes offers free admission Saturday to Monday. TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes announced an upcoming expansion as well as a change in leadership during their annual State of the Museum update, changes that come during the organization's "second waveMonday, November 13, 2023
One of NOAA's buoys on the water after deployment. NOAA GLERL As we head into winter, almost all of the buoys that have been bobbing in the Great Lakes during the warmer months have been retrieved and will stay out of the water until springtime. However, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is testing out new buoysMonday, November 6, 2023
A sunset at Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. (National Conservancy of Canada photo) Federal money will help accelerate habitat protection near Bruce Peninsula National Park, one of 10 parks prioritized in a new program announced last week. The Landscape Resiliency Program includes $15 million from Parks Canada, which theWednesday, November 1, 2023
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Saturday, December 2, the National Museum of the Great Lakes, in partnership with Geo. Gradel Co., invites individuals to join a holiday tradition by welcoming back the ”Christmas Tree Ship.” Additionally, thanks to the generosity of The University of Toledo MedicalMonday, October 30, 2023
One of the world's largest remaining Edwardian steamships, the S.S. Keewatin, has arrived at its new home at a museum in Kingston, Ont., after sailing through the Great Lakes from Georgian Bay near Barrie. The vessel is older than the Titanic. It had been docked at Port McNicoll in Georgian Bay, which was once a vital stop
