It was a long time since anyone in my family had built a boat. The last was my Uncle Paul. He was a shipbuilder who learned his trade beginning at age 14 in Hamburg, Germany. Every morning, the boy ...

The project took two years to complete and involved sourcing materials, steam-bending wood, and welding. Hart plans to take the boat with him to Syracuse University where he will study architecture.

Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...

BAYFIELD -- Musicians rely on sheet music, and travelers follow maps. "Boat builders have these," says wooden boat builder Garry Couch, pointing to a set of drawings by "the grandmaster of it all," ...