Friday, January 24, 2025
Progressive Detroit Boat Show cruises into Huntington Place in February 2025 Detroit will transition quickly from the Motor City to the Boater City in 2025 as the Progressive Detroit Boat Show cruises into Huntington Place (Cobo) February 1-8, a week later than previous years due to the return of the North American International AutoThursday, January 23, 2025
ODNR Urges Boaters to Prioritize Safety When Purchasing Life Jackets As boaters eagerly prepare for the upcoming “Boat Show Season,” to discover the latest in watersports gear, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is reminding everyone of the critical importance of wearing a properly fitted, U.S. CoastSaturday, January 11, 2025
ODNR Emphasizes ‘No Ice is Safe Ice’ for Winter Recreation Safety With winter settling across the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is reminding outdoor enthusiasts that “No Ice is Safe Ice” as part of its ongoing commitment to safety and education. Frozen lakes, ponds, and rivers mayFriday, January 10, 2025
North America’s Largest Indoor Show The 67th annual Toronto International Boat Show is North America’s Largest Indoor Show in the industry, January 18 - 26, 2025, so Mark Your Calendar! Canada’s Largest boating event is held at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto. With over 500 exhibitors showcasingMonday, January 6, 2025
Minneapolis' Largest Boating Event Cruises into the Minneapolis Convention Center Jan. 23-26 Minneapolis’ largest and longest-running annual boating event is back! The Discover® Boating Minneapolis Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive®, is celebrating more than 50 years at the Minneapolis Convention Center fromThursday, November 16, 2023
A walleye is held up by an angler on a boat in Canadian waters. (Gord Ellis/CBC) If you're near the waterfront in Windsor and have noticed more fishing boats in the Detroit River this fall, you're not alone. While the walleye fishery period has historically been primarily a spring and summer event in the river — you'reThursday, March 2, 2023
In the midst of an unusually warm winter across much of the northern United States and southern Canada, the Great Lakes now have the least ice cover on record for the middle of February, which is typically when the ice begins to reach its maximum extent for the season. As of Feb. 15, ice covered only 6 percent of the Great Lakes,Thursday, January 12, 2023
Despite the title above, no, this isn’t an editorial on last fall’s Lake Erie walleye tournament cheating debacle that is garnering national news as I write this. January and February are not only our darkest months across the Great Lakes, but January also marks the start of the annual boat and sport show season acrossTuesday, January 3, 2023
I used to belong to a boat club that offered outside storage during the offseason for its members. The fellow in charge of moving and placing the craft in the boat yard was a gruff old coot, and the responsibility granted to him had long gone to his head. Come the end of the season, savvy club members started being extra nice to Jim,Wednesday, November 9, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the Buyer's Guide 2023 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine. When electronic accessories aboard went south at the end of this past fishing season, I pulled the “house” deep-cycle battery out of my boat and had it tested. The four-year-old battery failed that test and explained why on
