BELLINGHAM — I’m in the middle of Bellingham Bay on a pristine summer evening and my wandering mind is envisioning a beer float — like a root-beer float, but with, uh, beer. Some people like them.

The Festival of Sail has taken over the harbor in Duluth. While some of the tall ships arrived earlier in the week, the celebration officially kicked off with the Parade of Sail. Ten ships, including ...

Keith Smith points into the wind while Mary Fauci pulls on a pair of ropes to raise the main sail – a gaff rig. The Moscow couple who have been sailing since 2006 communicate the whole time. “Let’s ...