The "Great Loop," a voyage traveling the eastern seaboard, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes, down the river systems to the Gulf of Mexico and back to the starting point, attracts adventurous boaters.

Jib and Teresa Davidson navigate their way out of Port 32 Marina in Jacksonville during a trip in April. The couple are among the hundreds of boaters who have completed the Great Loop in recent years.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANITOWOC, Wis. – Back on Sept. 2, 2021, Jill and James Iverson locked up their home, walked down the street to the Manitowoc ...

SISTER BAY - Amy and Scott Heidler have enjoyed taking their boat out on the water for cruises for pretty much all of the 35 years they've been married. But while they've taken their boat on what some ...

SHEBOYGAN - Sue and Rick Rosenwald left Sheboygan headed south on their boat, "Fire Escape," in October 2018. In July, nearly four years later, they cruised back into Sheboygan from the opposite ...

Darren Hayes is undertaking a 550-mile journey on a 22-foot pontoon boat, raising money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Hayes's journey, dubbed "Makin' Wake," involves navigating the Great Loop, ...

FAIRPORT, NY (WROC) — Over the last 200 years, only one thing has been aboard every vessel that’s crossed the Erie Canal – a story. One vessel seen pulling into Fairport earlier this month has picked ...

TOWN OF GARDNER - Peter Glassen long held a dream of doing something that's more rare than successfully climbing Mount Everest. Over the past 12 months, he and his wife made the dream come true. Peter ...