In the highly anticipated, season-opening Class 1 World Championships Series competition at the Thunder On Cocoa Beach offshore powerboat race Sunday, owner/driver Darren Nicholson and throttleman Giovanni Carpitella looked to have everything in control in their 47-foot Victory catamaran, 222 Offshore Australia. They had qualified on the pole and took the lead as soon as […]
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ironton photo courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA Researchers from NOAA, the state of Michigan and Ocean Exploration Trust have discovered an intact shipwreck resting hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Huron. Located within NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the shipwreck was found using cutting-edge oceanographic technology and has been identified as the […]
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Bayfield photo (top) by Matt Goudreau; Sandusky photo (bottom) Courtesy of Cedar Point Facebook After tallying the votes, two cities in the Great Lakes region were awarded USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice 2023 Best Coastal Small Town. Listed amongst towns such as Sanibel Island, Florida, and Provincetown, Massachusetts, Bayfield, Wisconsin, is listed at the No. […]
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John Cox Wins MLF Tackle Warehouse Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 9 ounces to hold onto his lead and win the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants and the […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF BELL’S BREWERY Bell’s Brewery announced its new Lager for the Lakes in support of the Great Lakes, encouraging fans to join in helping to protect freshwater resources. ”The new beer has little in common with its predecessor (Lager of the Lakes, a Bohemian Pilsner) — except for a single-letter twist on the […]
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DAYTON, Tenn. (April 28, 2023) – Pro Brody Campbell of Oxford, Ohio, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 17 pounds even Friday to win the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats at Lake Chickamauga and earn the top payout of $52,300. Campbell’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 62-3 earned him the victory by an […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF METROPARKS TOLEDO A ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly completed Phase 2 of Glass City Metropark will kick off opening weekend festivities on June 9 at 11am. Attendees can enjoy a free concert Friday evening from local band Nikki D & the Sisters of Thunder, the grand opening of new restaurant The […]
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Jake Lawrence Wins MLF Toyota Series at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (April 24, 2023) – Toyota Series pro Jake Lawrence of Paris, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces, to lead wire-to-wire and win the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes […]
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Drew Benton battles to win Bassmaster Elite Series event at Lake Murray COLUMBIA, S.C. — The night leading up to Championship Sunday at the Marathon Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray, Drew Benton was angry. He could hardly sleep. After claiming the Day 2 lead with back-to-back bags over 23 pounds, Drew Benton barely made the […]
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Jake Monti and Samuel Dunson of UNC Charlotte are leading after Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at James River presented by Bass Pro Shops with 24 pounds 5 ounces RICHMOND, Va. — Jake Monti and Samuel Dunson of UNC Charlotte had high hopes for low water and leveraging that premise delivered […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF MEIJER Retailer Meijer has strengthened its commitment to cleanup efforts and stewardship of the Great Lakes by expanding its partnership with the Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation to help further the council’s Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Program. Since 2022 Meijer has donated over $1.5 million to help fund and expand […]
Read MorePHOTO COURTESY OF FROMSTREAMTOBAY AND GREAT LAKES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY Join hosts FromStreamtoBay and Great Lakes Great Responsibility on April 22 from 1-3 pm at the Metzger Marsh Wildlife Refuge in Curtis, Ohio, for an Earth Day cleanup on Lake Erie. The shoreline gets littered with marine debris over the winter from nearby watershed drainage, and […]
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The Coast Guard Foundation has announced that Crystal Sabol joined the Foundation’s fundraising team. In her new position as regional director for the Great Lakes, she will work closely with Coast Guard units in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and New York to identify and fulfill education, morale and wellness, and family support for Coast Guard members. […]
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Peyton Harris and Dalton Head from the University of Montevallo have won the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Cherokee Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with 17 pounds 4 ounces JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Playing a smart game, Peyton Harris and Dalton Head of the University of Montevallo enjoyed a fast start that led […]
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the agency’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program will provide more than $20 million in grant funding for 19 states to construct, renovate and maintain marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation. Under the BIG program, more than $2.8 million will fund projects in 19 states under the […]
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Jordon Wiggins Wins MLF Toyota Series at Lewis Smith Lake CULLMAN, Ala. (March 24, 2023) – Pro Jordan Wiggins of Cullman, Alabama, crossed the stage with a five-bass limit Thursday weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces to win the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats at Lewis Smith Lake and earn the top payout of $90,500, […]
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Blake Capps 22 Pound Limit Propels to Win MLF Toyota Series Plains Division Opener at Grand Lake GROVE, Okla. (March 19, 2023) – Starting the final day in fourth place, nearly 4 pounds behind tournament leader Chad Warren, pro Blake Capps knew he needed to have a big day. And that’s exactly what the Muskogee, […]
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When Sunsation Boats released its first “Diamond Edition” 34 CCX, center console in late July 2016, it captured significant attention in the go-fast boating community, especially during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout that year when the triple Mercury Racing 400R outboard-engine-powered center console ran 88 mph on the then-mile-long course. But the real attention-getter […]
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For years, offshore powerboat racing fans have watched two classes of single-engine canopied V-bottoms compete—often at the same time—and, frankly, had no idea who was winning. Having announced for two races last year at Cocoa Beach and Sarasota, Fla., it wasn’t any easier for someone who has covered the sport for 30 years. A couple […]
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All of the records set on the water, the one most likely to stand forever is the kilometer mark notched by Australian Ken Warby. On November 8, 1977, Warby piloted the Spirit of Australia, a Westinghouse jet-engine-powered, 27-foot vessel of his own creation to an average speed of 317.6 mph on Blowering Dam Reservoir in […]
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