Offshore Magazine Plymouth Pilgrimage Nearly 400 years after the Pilgrims settled here, visitors are still discovering the charm of Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Text below) Facing starboard in my little yellow boat, I adjusted my cap and leaned forward. The tiny wavelets of Plymouth Harbor reflected the white summer sun like aContinue Reading
South Shore Living Water Country Ever-changing tidal currents and riverbanks teeming with wildlife make the scenic North River a kayaker’s dream destination. (Text below) “Sometimes I just make bad decisions.” That thought kept running through my head as I sat in my kayak, propped sideways on rocks, being pushed overContinue Reading
Northeast Boating Capital Investment Once seldom visited by boaters, Providence, Rhode Island, is transforming itself into a city worth discovering at the head of Narragansett Bay. (Text below) It was a quiet, gray morning as I paddled my kayak along the Seekonk River. Rounding India Point Park in Providence, withContinue Reading
Northeast Explorer Spit Happens (on Mount Chocorua) New Hampshire’s Mount Chocorua draws a crowd. A big crowd. But with awesome views from its summit and a couple of scenic waterfalls along the way, there’s a reason it is so popular. Just watch out for loogies. I was gazing north towardContinue Reading
Northeast Explorer Tall Fail: Losing to Katahdin Mount Katahdin stands 5,267 feet high. It’s the highest point in Maine, but it’s no K2. So why does it break hikers’ hearts and keep rangers busy saving people on the mountain? A group of hikers found out the hard way . .Continue Reading
New England Boating River Renaissance Once reviled as a polluted mess, the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts is now beloved by boaters. (Text below) As I drifted in my kayak along the densely wooded shores of the Connecticut River in the town of Hatfield, a leaping fish interrupted the morningContinue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Ted XXXX (401-XXX-XXXX) August 10, 2009 Connecticut Boat Dealership Tops Nationwide Hydra-Sports Rankings (Westbrook, CT) Atlantic Outboard, the northeast’s largest volume dealer of fishing boats, was recently recognized as the nation’s second-largest Hydra-Sports vendor—no small achievement, given the sheer number of dealerships carryingContinue Reading
In Fitness and In Health Approach Health and Fitness Like a Video Game (Really) I know, video games and fitness usually don’t go together. But hear me out… One of the biggest (and sneakiest) obstacles to fitness is negative self-talk. Sure, there are the usual obstacles and mistakes that undermineContinue Reading
Martha’s Vineyard Life Great Grains For nearly 30 years, Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin have carved out a fine reputation with their wooden boats. (Text below) Take a look around Vineyard Haven Harbor on Martha’s Vineyard, beyond the occasional sparkling, super-sized poweryacht and the shiny white hulls of some fiberglassContinue Reading
In Fitness and In Health 6 Tips for Dominating Your New Year’s Resolutions Successful New Year’s resolutions are all about the details. If you’re like most people, you see New Year’s resolutions as a discouraging annual cycle where each December you set up lofty goals… and then find yourself offContinue Reading