“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 ...

In all of motorized travel there is surely nothing as pure as an old wooden boat plowing the blue waters of Lake Tahoe. Gar Wood, Hackercraft, Chris-Craft, Century. The names are as elegant as the ...

Last year I got a call from Dick Wagner, local patron saint of old wooden boats, with an offer that could have read, “Free Classic Boat, Moorage Included.” Seattle’s Center for Wooden Boats had ...

Lorne Kermath’s 1955 Curly Craft is one of the wooden boats that will have the crowd talking as Whitefish Woody Weekend II unfolds June 28-30 in Whitefish. There’s a story behind every one of the ...

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 ...

Lake Shore, Minn. – Minnesota has a deep and storied boating history, and a new and fascinating chapter is being written in the Brainerd Lakes area. This lake-rich part of the state has become home to ...

More than 30,000 visitors took in the 38th annual Wooden Boat Festival, Sept. 5-7, 2014. With more than 300 boats on hand, it's sort of a pilgrimage for me. A few boats were for sale, but selling ...

MONETA, Va. – If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, the 33rd annual Antique and Classic Boat Show is taking place on Saturday at Goodhue Boat Company. The free event runs from 10 ...

CARNELIAN BAY, Calif. (AP) – For many, wooden boats are the stuff of which dreams are made – instant time machines that take us back to the days when Humphrey Bogart and George Raft ruled the ...

The Michigan Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society will host its 39th annual Algonac Antique and Classic Boat Show on June 22. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Algonac ...

“Open the hatch kid, but don’t get your hands anywhere near that manifold, its cherry red hot.” The Barbara V was an ancient wooden vessel that should have been retired long ago, but the caretaker ...