A half-dozen years ago, after a decade in the boatbuilding industry, Kevin Barker set off on his own with the goal of building the “ultimate bay boat.” He drew on the expertise of world-renowned naval ...

As Lake Superior begins to shed its icy rind, people at one Superior business are shifting into high gear. The first of about 275 boats wintered at Barker's Island Marina likely won't kiss the water ...

The Lake Superior Wooden Boat Festival returns to Barker's Island Marina on Saturday for its 15th year celebrating wooden and classic boats. The free festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and ...

Bob Barker‘s decades of animal rights activism are being honored by the marine life-protection nonprofit Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which has named a new anti-poaching boat after the late “The ...

Barker Boatworks began with building high-tech, Kevlar-reinforced vacuum-infused hulls with Michael Peters’ now-famous Stepped-Vee Ventilated Tunnel hull design. When the company moved into ...