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Checking marine fuel prices has never been easier. The startup WideWakes has launched a new site for boaters to easily check and compare marine fuel prices. With a yearly subscription…

Spring Brook Marina in Seneca, Illinois is bringing Barletta Pontoon Boats to its sales floor as the 2018 boating season kicks into high gear. Barletta Pontoon Boats is new to…

With a goal to raise $20,000 for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, three men paddleboarded across the largest of the Great Lakes last week: Lake Superior.  Joe Lorenz, Kwin…

Thanks to a partnership with the Sea Tow Foundation, the White Lake Association (WLA) has opened up a new Life Jacket Loaner Station, which will be available to Montague, Michigan…

New boating safety resources are now available on BoatBeat.org, a collaborative online hub with comprehensive information about recreational boating safety. Infographics, case studies, tips and other resources can be found…

TowBoatU.S. — which offers towing services for BoatU.S. members — has two new locations in Illinois. These new locations in Racine and Waukegan replace TowBoatU.S. Kenosha, and are the newest…

Miller Boat Line in Put-in-Bay, Ohio will add a 140-foot-long ferry to its fleet in 2019. This craft will be capable of carrying 28 automobiles and 250 passengers each trip.…

Dealers and boatbuilders listen up! Mercury Marine has released a new software management configurator called Vessel Config, which guides customers through the configuration process to ensure they are ordering the…

Chicago Sailing has added a classic boat to its fleet, a 1935 50-foot Chicago-built Grebe motoryacht, NAIDA. Shortly after completion, she was shipped out to the west coast where she…

The town of Whitby, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Ontario has quite a few new and fun additions.  In recent years, Laser Quest and Sky Zone Trampoline Park…