VERNON TOWNSHIP — The water hazard just below the fourth hole at Whispering Pines golf course took on a more menacing look than usual earlier this week. The pond — good-sized, but by no means oceanic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students from Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, West Liberty, Riverdale, and Moline High Schools will test cardboard boat designs at a ...

The 2026 Cardboard Boat Regatta, which was held on Friday, May 8, featured 21 teams of students representing five area high ...

Why can something as massive as a supertanker, or even an aircraft carrier, stay afloat? Students in Tyler ISD’s Career & ...

Registration is $5 per boat in advance at prattvilleal.gov, or $8 per boat on July 4. When Robert Gair invented the cardboard box in 1879, he likely had no idea folks would eventually disassemble his ...

One of the new events added to the 79th annual Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival was Community Day’s cardboard boat races Saturday at West River Park. Fourteen teams accepted the challenge to design ...

The two "smokestacks" on the back of the Colonel Crawford 1 boat attracted some attention. "It's the Titanic — hopefully it doesn't sink," a girl shouted as its three creators, all Colonel Crawford ...

NORTHPORT — Students at Northport High School tested their engineering and teamwork skills this week during the school’s annual cardboard boat race on the bay. The tradition challenges groups of ...

The boats taking part in Saturday’s regatta in Henderson weren’t exactly the seaworthy sort known to last for years. But like the more-sturdy watercraft, these boats, too, can bring much joy. In the ...

Cardboard boxes look pretty much the same. But when they are used to create a boat, the designs are anything but uniform. That was evident Aug. 1 when the Grandview Heights Parks and Recreation ...

Dreams have been sinking in Prattville for 20 years, and the community has loved every minute of it. “It is awesome to see people come back year after year after year,” said Betty Hall, the creator of ...