Archive - Boating

Traverse City's Backcountry Outfitters Hosts Kayaking Legend Stan Chladek

Traverse City's Backcountry Outfitters Hosts Kayaking Legend Stan Chladek

Free talk and slideshow about adventure ocean kayaking at InsideOut Gallery.

Kayak Safety Tips for Fall Color Tour Paddling

Kayak Safety Tips for Fall Color Tour Paddling

Kayak safety tips for autumn paddling when beauty lures paddlers to the water, but cold water calls for a safety check.

Restaurants and Inns Fill This 4-Day Kayak Tour on Chain of Lakes

Restaurants and Inns Fill This 4-Day Kayak Tour on Chain of Lakes

Here's the day-by-day itinerary of Paddle the Chain Kayak Voyage, a four-day kayak tour of the Chain of Lakes that includes fabulous meals, cozy inns and Camolot Inn's Don Weeks to make sure it all...

Riding the Waves of Endless Summer at Sleeping Bear Surfest 2009

Riding the Waves of Endless Summer at Sleeping Bear Surfest 2009

Share Lake Michigan's surf with like-minded folk at Michael Gray's October weekend event near Traverse City.

Boat Buying Guide: 12 Models to Match Your Northern Michigan Style

Boat Buying Guide: 12 Models to Match Your Northern Michigan Style

Pros from around the North point you toward the powerboat that's right for you in this Northern Michigan Boat Buyers Guide.

Old Mission Gourmet Kayak Trip

Old Mission Gourmet Kayak Trip

Uncommon Adventures pairs fab food with marvelous kayaking on the Lake Michigan shore of Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City.

Tips for Using Emergency Boating Signal Equipment

Tips for Using Emergency Boating Signal Equipment

EIRPB: a sure life-saving signal from outer space? Maybe.

The Super Mac: Chicago, Mackinac, Port Huron Race

The Super Mac: Chicago, Mackinac, Port Huron Race

Celebrations begin at the finish line of the longest freshwater race on the planet--from Chicago to Mackinac Island to Port Huron.

Lake Michigan Ports of Call

Lake Michigan Ports of Call

Cruising Lake Michigan’s Northeast Coast from the Traverse area to Petoskey, with stops in Suttons Bay, Northport and Charlevoix.

Cold Water Paddling Tips

Cold Water Paddling Tips

The Great Lakes are still cold in Northern Michigan. Take these precautions if you are heading out in a kayak.

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