Washington Boat Show Provides a Taste of Summer
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Sea Bound: There's no better way to prepare for summer than to wend your way through a virtual sea of boats, even if that sea is the cavernous Washington Convention Center. The 47th annual Washington Boat Show is scheduled for Thursday through Feb. 18. The show runs from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday and...
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By DAVE HOUGHTON  A TOUCH of sunshine, and carp started cruising in the warm surface water at Moreton's Lingmere Fishery where local matchman John Armour won with 47lb 14oz.
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By Kevin Murphy, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 11--The prime boating season at Lake of the Ozarks ended rather safely over Labor Day weekend, with no fatalities, but the same cannot be said for the year overall.
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Exercising safety is the operative phrase as North Dakota's summer boating season revs into high gear.
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Not too many years ago, the opening of trout season in Washington was the biggest event of the outdoor recreation year.  It was a massive show with elbow-to-elbow fishing in a carnival- like atmosphere at almost every lake in the state.
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By Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb.
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Boston's Charles River is known for its picturesque sailboats, the Fourth of July Boston Pops fireworks, the Red Sox 2004 championship Rolling Rally duck tour, a world-renowned regatta, the song "Dirty Water" and an infamous dive by Governor William Weld in 1996.
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By Scott, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 3--My family's Memorial Day excursion to Shell Island was for business as well as pleasure. The wife and kids were excited about renting a pontoon boat, cruising St.
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Alinghi can feel the breeze, and another America's Cup trophy just might be waiting in the wind.
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By ELIZABETH HOCK  Labor Day weekend at the lake provided a preview of what the next few weeks will bring. The leaves on some of the trees were just beginning to turn, and there was the slightest hint of crispness in the air.
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They'll revel in riverboats, art galleries and posh restaurants Â and, yes, members of Congress will still be welcome at parties thrown by lobbyists during next year's national political conventions.
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By Matt Sabo, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Dec. 10--GLOUCESTER -- The day before Thanksgiving, John Boon ran down to York River Yacht Haven at Gloucester Point to check on his boat amid the latest nor'easter.
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By Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 25--DICKINSON, N.D. -- We hadn't even hit the water, and already, this was turning into a memorable fishing trip -- in the very best sense of the word.
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Floridaâs season of âsturgeon strikesâ â collisions between the leaping fish and hapless boaters â is under way.
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By Zoe Fraley, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  May 31--UPDATED AT 2:13 P.M.   Tickets for the Northwest Washington Fair's grandstand performances go on sale at 8 a.m. Friday.   This year's fair in Lynden will run Aug.
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By Courtney Cutright, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 15--Captains braved the cold weather Saturday evening as temperatures dipped into the low 30s for the Virginia Dare's 9th annual Flotilla For Toys.   A total of 24 boats, including two SML Marine Fire boats, lined up for the parade.
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By BOB BUEHN  Slipping along in a kayak on one of our many creeks is a great way to see wildlife or do some stealthy fishing.