Marine News from the Great Lakes

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Irish Boat Shop will continue to host its popular boating-themed networking events for women, Women at the Helm, expanding its offerings in 2026. The program started last year at the Traverse City Shop and proved so successful, with women learning new boating skills and asking for more events on other topics that the series was

tags: Boating, Educational, Grand Traverse Yacht Club, Helm, Irish Boat Shop, Michigan, Networking Event, women

Friday, November 21, 2025

The crews at the three Irish Boat Shop locations are creating literal boatloads of food to assist their communities during this holiday season, in conjunction with Northman Den Youth Services and The Father Fred Foundation. The Traverse City location is kicking off Irish Boat Shop’s “Fill the Boat Food Drive” with

tags: boating community, Charlevoix events, community events, Fill the Boat Food Drive, Harbor Springs events, holiday food drive, holiday giving, Irish Boat Shop, marine industry news, nonprofit partnerships, Northern Michigan community, philanthropy, Traverse City events