The project took two years to complete and involved sourcing materials, steam-bending wood, and welding. Hart plans to take the boat with him to Syracuse University where he will study architecture.

Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...

<p>Mason Niblack pauses while restoring the "Never More," a 1960's Century Utility boat he purchased four years ago. "For me, this is a labor of love," said Niblack. "It's something to be done for the ...

BAYFIELD -- Musicians rely on sheet music, and travelers follow maps. "Boat builders have these," says wooden boat builder Garry Couch, pointing to a set of drawings by "the grandmaster of it all," ...

When then 12-year-old Sarasota native son George Luzier started building boats in the backyard of his Sarasota home, it is unlikely he knew he would become a legend in the world of wooden boat design ...