Monday, April 14, 2025
Koch Trucking and Stingray Boats Announce Strategic Partnership Drawing on Both Companies’ Strengths to Streamline the Dealer and Customer Experience Koch Marine, the marine division of leading North American transportation service Koch Trucking, is proud to announce it has formed a strategic partnership with Stingray Boats,Thursday, January 2, 2025
Private Motor Yacht Vacations: The Ultimate Boating Experience Unlike traditional resort stays or cruise ship holidays, a private yacht charter provides a unique and exclusive opportunity to craft your ideal vacation, free from rigid schedules, overcrowded excursions, and fixed destinations. Picture waking up each morning toTuesday, May 16, 2023
The new pier in Houghton, Mich., is shown here during the 2022 fall festival. The pier was a placemaking project to create a town square for the city, but has the added function of serving as a cruise ship dock. Provided by Chase Palosaari HOUGHTON, MI – A small Upper Peninsula town has a new $5 million pier that’sFriday, May 5, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Great Lakes cruise experts are in Buffalo discussing the economic impact of a possible new port to host cruise ships. Tourism experts are talking about the possibility of Buffalo becoming a cruise port city in the future. Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation is currently conducting a feasibilityWednesday, January 4, 2023
As the old saying goes, it's not the destination but the journey itself. Nowhere does this hold more truth than in the Trent-Severn Waterway running from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. Alexis and Berwick Duval were excited about getting started on the Trent/Severn Waterway. From Houma, Louisiana, the couple's first Canadian port ofTuesday, September 6, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the Fall (September/October) 2022 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine. Who Am I? My name is Ella Kyle, I'm 15 years old, and I love the ocean. Growing up, I loved everything about water and how you could feel like you were flying in the water. I live in Ohio, where there isn't much water, soSunday, May 29, 2022
The conversion of an old armory building filled with memories and mildew into a state-of-the-art Sailing Museum was more than conversion therapy, it was an all-out rebuild that took every ounce of effort from everyone involved including and especially Executive Director Heather Ruhsam. What began as a dream just a few years ago hasFriday, May 6, 2022
Still tying up your boats? It’s time to ditch the ropes and bumpers. Not only are ropes and bumpers tough to store, but they’re challenging to work with. Fastening lines to steering wheels and tying into cleats or fenders that never seem to stay in place, is simply unreliable and unsafe, which is why The HookCups™Saturday, December 18, 2021
Our writer, Bob Bitchin, looks into what it means to "Live and Learn."
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Freedom Boat Club of Michiana owner Tom Armon discusses another busy summer in the club
