David Bahnson created a kayak that would allow his dogs to ride sagely and comfortably. (Photo: Linda Bahnson) Adventures just aren’t as fun without your fur babies. David Bahnson decided to figure ...

As the YakOffs II competition reaches its final round, we're catching up with final round competitors Justin Floyd and Paul ...

Rob Sanders uses a small piece of sandpaper to remove the black Magic Marker ink that covers the top and sides of a wooden kayak he is building at Custom Kayaks in North Topeka. Sanders sands the boat ...

These days fishing kayak modifications can easily run up into the thousands of dollars for cutting-edge fish finders, motors, tackle boxes, rod holders, sonar and just about every possible add-on ...

Before 2013, the last time that Richard Purgason had done any woodworking was in his seventh-grade shop class, where he had built a napkin holder that “is not among the family heirlooms.” In the past ...

PUTNAM TOWNSHIP (AP) – To some, kayaks are a dime a dozen, available at a slew of sporting goods stores almost everywhere. Not to Putnam Township’s Gerry Neumeier. Neumeier builds skin-on-frame kayaks ...

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP -- Michigan has 11,037 inland lakes and 300 named rivers and all of them are prettier and more fun when you're actually in them -- especially with friends. That's why Southwest ...