Have you ever looked up a definition and found you were more confused than when you started? In anticipation of writing this column, I went to Wikipedia, a convenient online reference resource. Before ...

Lake Como in St. Paul was named by an immigrant potato farmer in the 1840s for his birthplace in Como, Italy. While our shallow urban lake doesn’t mirror the beauty of the Italian Alps, it does reveal ...

Boating and paddle boarding in the Sonoran Desert is easier — and closer — than people might think. If you've ever driven past Tempe Town Lake and wondered how to get yourself into a kayak or ...

Swans, pelicans, rubber duckies, cars and dragons. Pedal-powered paddle boat (pedalo) designs tends to swing between cutesy kitsch and blandly pragmatic, which is why Beau Lake's Runabout – a paddle ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – This summer, the beloved recreational pastime of paddle boating is making a comeback at Forest park in Springfield. As the weather gets warmer, people are looking for fun ...

WE’RE NOT THE first boat out on Lake Union, but almost. It’s 8:20 a.m., and I’ve joined the Seattle Flying Dragon Boat Club for its Saturday morning practice. Matt Nadler is our boat leader. At age 86 ...