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Premier Pontoons, the Wyoming, Minnesota-based luxury pontoon boatbuilder, has announced that it has exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, under new ownership, will continue to manufacture boats for distribution nationwide.…

The Board of Directors of the Charlevoix Yacht Club have voted unanimously to relocate the present yacht club facility (located at 209 Ferry Avenue in Charlevoix, Michigan) to a new…

Paintings by Michael Rippey will be featured at the Inn at Harbor Shores from January 19 to May 7.  “I have always had an interest in oil painting,” Rippey says.…

Located on Lake Michigan at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago, Great Lakes Marina is open to the general public. The 96-acre, full-service marina has 30-foot piers with utilities,…

Weems & Plath, one of the nation’s oldest manufacturer of nautical, safety and navigation products, celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2018.  In 1928, Captain Philip Van Horn Weems and Margaret…

The Canadian Coast Guard’s boats just got a nice upgrade thanks to Furuno. The electronics manufacturer has signed a deal with the Canadian Coast Guard to outfit the new Bay…

Michigan’s very own Grand Isle Marina has received ValvTect’s 2017 Marina of the Year Award. This award recognizes a single marina not only for its commitment to business and to…

KS Associates has promoted Mark P. Cencer, P.E. to director of coastal engineering services. In his new role, Cencer will help provide planning, design, and construction engineering services for all…

Jefferson Beach Yacht Sales (JBYS) is now the exclusive Contender Boats dealer for the Great Lakes region. Founded in 1984, Contenders are built for unparalleled fishability, comfort, range and speed.  …

Scanstrut and Mercury Marine are teaming up to make modern boating technology more user friendly. Scanstrut is an outdoor technologies leader known for its ROKK products, which are waterproof mounts…