Sometime between the era of your grandparents’ nightly putt-putt around the lake and the more recent trend of 20-somethings partying at the sandbar, pontoon boats became cool. Cool because whether you ...

“Grip it and rip it!” My crew mates cheerfully egged me on after I cleared the last “No Wake Zone” and gingerly bobbed into the vast, open Atlantic Ocean. Ordinarily, a command like that would sound ...

Pontoon boats have always been thought of as the party barge or the family boat, but the Collier family has another use for theirs – a floating playground. Last July, Zachary Collier and his buddy, ...

The large necklace Cathy Santogrossi wore was a miniature neon sign. Much like a flashing sign that might be seen in Las Vegas, her few-inches-long advertisement grabbed the viewer’s eye with rotating ...

Boats of all kinds crisscrossed the lake, each on its own trajectory of fun. Fishing boats chugged past, bristling with poles like hedgehogs. Sailboats swooped by at a tilt. Kayaks paddled in the ...

Every boater's been there - there's one spot left at the dock and it's a tight fit. The question is: do you go for it, knowing you have, at best, even odds of success or embarrassing gracelessness, or ...

Despite the fact that boats and cars have very little in common, speed is speed, whether you’re on land or on water. Even the sensation of speed is different when you’re on a boat, especially if the ...

Approximately 5,000 people were expected to attend the annual Northern Illinois Boat Show in Grayslake that started Thursday and runs through Sunday, with more than 40 exhibitors and manufacturers.