William Lyall had thoroughly enjoyed his day walking along the Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk and taking in the sights and sounds of the seaside resort. As the hands of the clock approached eleven o’clock in the evening, he opened the window of his eighth-floor…
Long Island Boating World
I walked down the driveway the other night, taking the trash to the curb and saw my old friend, the constellation Orion. I love watching Orion over the course of winter, noticing how it moves through the night sky, low on the horizon when it…
At the end of a breakwater in Waukegan, Illinois, there is an automated light that shines from an iron cylinder, the remains of what was once a light station in Lake Michigan. Three different lighthouses served this midwestern port. In 1847, a small brick structure…
It’s Feb 27th, and as I write this, we have hopefully just finished one of the coldest and snowiest winters in my ever so long life. I will give you one hint how long. Fiberglass boats weren’t even a dream when I was a kid.…
“Bad faith” is a term that we sometimes see in the realm of maritime and boating litigation. Everyone has a rough idea of what it means without looking up the term up in a law dictionary. What may come to mind is the expression, “dirty…
I thought spring would never get here. But here it is and it’s time to get out in the backyard, boatyard or to wherever you keep your boat and start getting ready for launching. I’m looking forward to this summer as I have plans to…
April marks the true beginning of the saltwater fishing season across Long Island. As water temperatures begin to climb and sunsets get later, our local bays, inlets and a few beaches come alive after too long of a winter slumber. It pains me to hear…
Heading into April, good news came for striper anglers as the deep freeze from one of the harshest winters in the past two decades not only didn’t seem to hamper the striper bit, but accelerated it, as bass were being caught on March 1st in…
OverviewApril brings with it a lot of excitement, and I bet that will be true even more so this year after the snowy and cold winter we’ve had here in the northeast. Between November being frigid and then several major snow events, the cabin fever…
The summer of 2024 brought to light an amazing find off the shore of Long Island. It has been downplayed in the press due to fears by the Institute of North American Maritime Archeology, based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, that unscrupulous treasure hunters and novice…