Boat Ed, an official provider of print and Internet boating safety courses, is the title sponsor of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators annual conference, held Sept. 8-12, 2012, in Mobile, Ala. “Our alliance with NASBLA mission partner, Boat Ed, helps drive our…
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Have you ever wondered what scary things show up after sunset at Castlewood Canyon State Park? No, not just wildlife. Ghosts from bygone times in the park come out to play when it gets dark. A guided, mile-long haunted trail walk will begin at the park’s…
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Despite continued hot temperatures over much of the continent, as well as fires in the western U.S., Kampgrounds of America locations in North America hosted more than 100,000 campers this Labor Day holiday weekend. The number of KOA campers staying at one of the 484…
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It takes just a quick turn off busy Route 206, only a few miles from the Sussex County seat in downtown Newton, onto aptly named Goodale Road, to be transported from the rigors of everyday life into a largely unknown oasis of nature and solitude.…
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I received my pair of Vanguard Spirit XF Binoculars to review for Outdoor Hub at the height of the off-season. With three solid months between New York State’s spring turkey hunting season and the early September Canadian goose season, there was no opportunity to take them out for field…
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Kanawha State Forest in Charleston turns 75 years old in September and forest staff is inviting visitors to participate in a “Quiet Celebration” September 21 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Come walk for one-half hour at the forest,” said Superintendent Ernie Adkins. “It can…
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Dropped keys needn’t spoil the fun of a boating or lakeside excursion. The compact Davis Key Buoy inflates automatically as soon as it hits the water to prevent keys from sinking. Once it’s activated by immersion, the plastic key fob opens and deploys a buoyant…
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On a remote lake in the hot Nevada-Arizona desert, being bigger isn’t necessarily better. One of the smallest US Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations, Flotilla 9-7 of District 11SR, was honored by Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) with the prestigious “Best Flotilla in…
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Four people were rescued by a Coast Guard boat crew about 12 miles east of Port Isabel, Sunday afternoon. A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island rescue boat crew located and rescued them from their sinking 24-foot Sea Ray, which lost power amidst four to…
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In the last decade, about 80 percent of boating fatalities were due to drowning. Of those, the United States Coast Guard determined that wearing a life jacket would have saved 80 percent of those victims. However, many boaters bristle at the suggestion of making it…
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