ST. MICHAELS — The Model Guild of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the North American Steamboat Modeler’s Association and the Washington Ship Model Society are sponsoring the 10th Maritime Model ...

Longtime woodworker Rob Ecker has a passion for building boats. The Sheboygan man made half a dozen rowboats and kayaks to take out on the water. Unfortunately, his hobby also takes up a lot of space.

Jayne Smith's grandson, Preston, is 5 years old and seeing the Great Lakes and lake freighters for the first time. He's from Mesa, Arizona, and there's not much water there. "With the big ships, his ...

A renowned model ship maker who has spent more than 50 years painstakingly recreating maritime legends says he'd rather 'drop dead in his workshop' than give up his dying craft. Philip Reed, 76, who ...

The Lannan Model Ship Gallery is charting a new course—one that’s sailing to the South Shore. The nautical shop filled with ship’s wheels, models, and maritime artifacts is leaving its location at 99 ...

HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houston Maritime Center & Museum is pleased to announce a special Collectors' Sale featuring more than forty intricately crafted ship models, over thirty ...

After more than 25 years in Boston, the Lannan Ship Model Gallery opened its doors in Norwell this week, starting the next chapter for this 50-year-old family business. When Larry Lannan was 22, he ...

Fifty-three miniature vessels from across the United States and Canada dropped anchor recently for a four-month port call in the decorative arts galleries of The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News. The ...

MANITOWOC - Dozens of scale ship models will dock at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for the 43rd annual Midwestern Model Ships & Boats Contest and Display. The event runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a ...