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 ...

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 ...

Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats turned into a small, niche for aficionados who love the look and feel ...

With construction slated to start this winter, the Center for Wooden Boats recently released artistic renderings of its new education center. The $6.6 million Wagner Education Center is planned for a ...

<p>Mason Niblack pauses while restoring the "Never More," a 1960's Century Utility boat he purchased four years ago. "For me, this is a labor of love," said Niblack. "It's something to be done for 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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — There aren’t many things that you could consider a time machine. They show their history and take us back to an era long ago. Now, some of those time machines are being ...

I have spent the majority of my professional career on fiberglass and/or composite boats, so I have to say, those are my choice. Weight, strength, durability, lower maintenance and the inability to ...

Take a tour of a school that is preserving the craft of wooden boat building. The Les Cheneaux Islands are a chain of 36 protected islands along the Northern shore of Lake Huron in Michigan’s Upper ...