Burl Cain, warden of Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, spoke to the Monroe Rotary Club Thursday and presented a model steamboat to the Cooley House. The Cooley House was designed for G.B. Cooley ...

I tried operating a boat on Conservatory Water, the pond famous for model boating. It’s harder than it looks. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. We’ll look at the return of model boating in ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Illinois teacher who spent two years creating a replica of an 1865 steamboat is donating the 14-foot model to a historical group in eastern Arkansas. Gene Salecker of River ...

Last weekend was a beautiful day in New York, warm and sunny with a slight breeze — an ideal time for taking out the yacht. The model yacht, that is. Welcome to the Central Park Model Yacht Club, a ...

Making a model boat kit is not just great fun, it can improve a kid’s coordination and can also be educational. Of course, model boats aren’t just for children. Complex models give hours of pleasure ...

This intricate model of the steamboat G.W. Hill commemorates La Crosse’s river history in a big way. The model is 10 feet long, 3 feet tall, 2 feet wide, and was constructed more than 60 years ago by ...

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. -- "Oh, this is gorgeous. This is steamboat weather," says Donald Fenstermacher Sr. For the last 25 years, his friends and family have gathered at Lake Nockamixon for steamboat meets.

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