Two steam engine enthusiasts are bringing a little piece of the 19th century back to Lake Hopatcong this weekend. Colt Stewart, of Massachusetts, and Glenn Papp, of Pennsylvania, will be spending five ...

Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley was there as the captain barking out orders on a megaphone 40 years ago when the Natchez steamboat launched its maiden voyage on April 13, 1975. "I thought, hell, this would be ...

As the Smithsonian Magazine notes, if you were to define “steamboat” broadly, it describes any boat powered by steam. However, the typical usage of steamboat describes the steam-powered vessels that ...

If I were to ask you to describe a canal boat, you would most likely mention low bridges and mules. It is part of our collective folklore. Most of the state's canals were designed as “towpath canals,” ...

Some of my favorite summer memories from the 1950s were Sunday family picnics at Pontoosuc Lake. A special treat on these outings was a ride on the Sheila, a 30-foot pleasure boat that toured the lake ...

Over time I have collected a few facts about the earliest steamboats on the Bay and its tributary rivers, the Sacramento and the San Joaquin. These tipsy and temperamental little kettles comprised a ...

Along with the sailboats, yachts, kayaks and diesel fishing vessels in Fidalgo Bay this weekend, members of another once-popular class of propulsion will heat up the bay at their annual gathering. The ...

During Northwest Indiana's warmer months, a variety of watercraft can be seen at Cedar Lake. Sailboats, rowboats and jet-skis are joined by pontoon boats that move leisurely on the lake. Even in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley was there as the captain barking out orders on a megaphone 40 years ago when the Natchez steamboat launched its maiden voyage on April 13, 1975. "I thought, ...