Getting Warmed Up For the Boat Season
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Mother nature is fickle. Just two weeks ago, freezing ice and snow blanketed the region. Last week, she teased us with mild weather. Dare we say it? Spring is just around the corner.
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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 JIM FREDA  Boaters finally got a chance to get back out on the water this past weekend as rain, wind and big swells had been the pattern the last two weeks, keeping many boats tied to the docks.
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It's nice to sail into a new year being at peace with the world. The trick is getting that feeling to last. Commentary by Tony Long.
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CHICAGO - At a time when restaurants typically put away their patio furniture, sweaters replace T-shirts and sailboats are plucked from the water, Midwesterners are out enjoying activities usually reserved for July and August - not weeks past Labor Day. Summer is here...
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As boating goes, it may be summer's version of snowshoeing -- inexpensive and easy to learn. For those reasons, not to mention the beauty and exercise factors, the number of sea kayakers grows by great leaps every season as these little boats -- some costing under $500 -- proliferate on every New England shore.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 22--Turn on your facet, and out comes the water.
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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 Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 11--If you've ever thought about trying winter camping, or if you just want to get out for a good snowshoe or ski, the canoe country is in excellent shape. "Everything is rock-solid.
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By Larry Porter, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 11--LINCOLN -- Ice conditions in the Sand Hills are the best in a dozen years, but it's a mixed blessing for ice fishermen.   Even if fishermen should happen to fall through the ice, they wouldn't be in danger of drowning.
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By Matt Russell, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 3--As we go through the heart of winter, it's time to get off the couch and enjoy what the frosty months of Minnesota have to offer.
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Anglers areAnglers are beginning to take to the ice to enjoy a favorite North Dakota winter pastime. With the start of ice fishing season, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department receives numerous questions from anglers wanting to clarify regulations.
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For South Florida hotels, October&#39;s end brings more than a change in the weather. It also ushers in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, an annual highlight for many hospitality firms.
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By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 6--When you head out onto a frozen lake to compete for hundreds of dollars in prize money, it pays to have a game plan ... and a few tricks up your sleeve.
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Baseball is coming down the pike. Thatâs the consolation for the cold wave that has hit the Northeast as we hunker down for Sundayâs Super Bowl.
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By BARBARA WILLIAMS, STAFF WRITER  WEST MILFORD  The experts have spoken: Boaters predict they'll be able to use Greenwood Lake from shoreline to shoreline this summer.
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.