Peters and built by Van Dam Custom Boats in Michigan, these bespoke vessels—created more than two decades apart—show the ways ...
Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...
This annual event is held on the last Saturday in October each year.  This year it is on Saturday, October 25th 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event is open to all wooden boats, whether newly ...
GEORGETOWN — One of the most highly regarded wooden boat shows in the country will be held in Georgetown the weekend of Oct. 21-22. The 34th annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, with more than 100 ...
We’ve shared the stories of many vintage boats before, but this one is truly special. It first set sail in 1958 with the unique mission of protesting against the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons ...
GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show enjoyed one of its most successful years in 2023. Organizers used phrases like “amazing turnout” and “exceeded our expectations” to describe the Oct. 21-22 ...
Like classic cars, wooden boats have a style, craftsmanship and romance unique to their time period. Their aficionados say that's what makes them far-distant cousins to today's mass-produced boats ...
Cruising across Lake Tahoe’s blue waters in a vintage wooden boat, its varnished mahogany and chrome lines glistening in the sun, feels like a trip back in time to the days when Frank Sinatra graced ...
Mandeville artist Hal Wilke combined his love of painting and of sailing when he created the 2023 Wooden Boat Festival Poster that features the gorgeous Glenn L. Swetman, a replica of an 1800s ...
The Seneca Chief, a replica of the first boat to travel the length of the Erie Canal, arrived in New York City on Sunday, ...