Best Houseboat Rentals

Guides say cost of Coast Guard plan is too steep - Duluth News Tribune

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Houseboat Rentals, Houseboating Vacations on the Mississippi River - PRLog (free press release)

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Want to escape the stress and hectic pace of everyday life? Do you wish you could just SLOW down? Then try a rental houseboat vacation. This is a great way to slow down and relax. You can swim, birdwatch, fish, have a campfire, take a nap . . . .Just
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Houseboat Rentals, Houseboating Vacations on the Mississippi River - PRLog (free press release)

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Community calendar - Houma Courier

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Southern Terrebonne to feature two Christmas parades - Daily Comet

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Miami: Jimbo’s Must Change - The Ledger

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Or, better yet, laissez les bon temps rouler - Let the good times roll. But now, so far as the city of Miami is concerned, the laissez has gone faire enough. The city has embarked on a soft-glove version of a code-enforcement crackdown on James
Source: www.theledger.com

Strong weather causes trouble for many in Pulaski County - Commonwealth Journal
Winds reaching as high as 50 m.p.h. whipped through Pulaski County yesterday, leaving a trail of damage in many areas. A teen girl and her unborn baby were killed yesterday afternoon after they were trapped under a fallen tree near downtown Somerset
Source: www.somerset-kentucky.com

Mission Bay Waterfront Park Kicks Out Old School Maritime Fun - NBC Bay Area

blogauthor — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:15:17 +0000

We’re reminded a bit of the staredown between condos and houseboats at Mission Creek .
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This Wisconsin lake even has reserved seats for duck hunters - Ogden Standard-Examiner

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BLACK WOLF, Wis. — It’s a gray-on-gray, late November morning on Lake Winnebago. The calm expanse of water blends with a low ceiling of clouds to the east. If it weren’t for a single, energetic black line, the horizon would be indistinguishable
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Host of ideas for home-grown Riverland recovery - Adelaide Now
AQUACULTURE, energy, education, boomers, golf, holidays, bush tucker, eco-everything . . . the Riverland is busting with ideas for a future that does not rely on government handouts. Australia’s fruit bowl will continue to have irrigated horticulture
Source: www.news.com.au

In Pictures: Thinnest House In London Could Be Yours For 550,000 - Anorak
ON Goldhawk Road, London, W12 you can buy a six-foot wide compact and bijou house for 549,950. The house boats five-floors, two reception rooms, a dining room, a kitchen in the basement, a bathroom, shower room, two bedrooms, a study but as yet no
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SeaOrbiter: it s sailing, Jim, but not as we know it - Times Online

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JTF takes over possession of camp 5 - Vanguard

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Investigators probe cause of houseboat sinking - Chico Enterprise-Record

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Most of the houseboat’s structure is heavy gauge steel, except for some aluminum panels on top. He said Midnight Blue’s material is a little heavier than most houseboats constructed. Gee also voiced amazement that most of the boat’s windows were
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Affordable Places To Stay In Kentucky - WSB-TV Atlanta

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Holiday fare sales and more, from $98 - MSNBC

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The catch: The lowest fares may be difficult to find, so you may need to be somewhat flexible with travel dates. 40 percent off: Houseboat rentals on Lake Mead & more U.S. Lakes The deal: Spending time with the family this Thanksgiving doesn t have
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Recent boat tragedies spell doom to houseboat tourism in Kerala - Newstrack India

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Nigeria banks on River Niger to boost commerce, navigation - YAHOO!

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Zardari wants trade and energy corridors with Central Asia - Daily Times

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Building Ephemerisle - Reason.com

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Finding the perfect spot - Spectrum

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Court adjourns Orubebe s suit against Daily Independent till Oct 19 - Vanguard

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Popular soup kitchen fundraiser shelved - Record Searchlight

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Consumers Energy, townships partner on trail around Harvey Pond - MLive.com

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Bangladesh’s river gypsies forced onto dry land - Terra Daily

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At the end of every year, after the monsoon rains, Noor Hossain dismantles his houseboat on the Bangladeshi delta and heads to the mainland. This time he will not be coming back. Hossain is one of about 800,000 river gypsies, known locally as bedey

Floating homes have magical appeal - San Francisco Chronicle
Whether you call them floating homes or houseboats, the residences on Richardson Bay have a wonderfully magical, and worldwide appeal . Marin is lucky to have a number of communities with floating homes and one of the most celebrated collections is

Tribute | Jack Douglas Polson defined the words charismatic and - Kansas City Star
When and how he died: Aug. 23, of liver cancer. Charmer: Jack Polson was a smooth-talking charmer who made friends and won confidences wherever he went. Buddies liked to hang out with him, women enjoyed joining him on adventures, and his family loved

Forever Resorts Introduces Vacation Value Package for Houseboating - PR.com

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Homebuyers in south Mississippi scramble for tax credit - Mississippi Press

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FEATURE-Dutch learn to live with, instead of fight, rising seas - Reuters

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Seattle loses NOAA ship base - KING-5

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See Sausalito like a local - CNN

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Trying to sneak in one more camping trip? - Napa Valley Register

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Tomorrow the calendar turns to August, the final month of our traditional summer vacation season. Kids will be back in school in a matter of weeks, but there s still time for one more camping trip this summer. As Northern California s drought

Trying to sneak in one more camping trip? - Napa Valley Register

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Soiling Glen Springs - Star-Banner

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OCALA NATIONAL FOREST - Ed Haversat has been coming to Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest for about 35 years. Before he sold it, he used to arrive by boat. On Thursday, he came by car from his home in Leesburg for a day trip with his

Camp counselor drowns in Lake Shasta - San Francisco Gate
The body of a man tentatively identified as Jeremiah Murray, 20, of Dublin, was found in the water shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses told sheriff’s investigators that Murray, a leader of a group from CrossWinds Church, swam out alone Tuesday

Police, fire and courts: Two gunshots hit man, 20, on bike in - Atlantic City Press
A 20-year-old on a bicycle was shot twice early Monday morning at Bayview and Portland avenues, police said. Numerous shots were fired at about 1:45 a.m., and two of them struck Nasim Ravenell, a Pleasantville resident, on the right ankle and thigh

Dublin church youth minister drowns in Shasta Lake - Inside Bay Area

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DUBLIN Members of CrossWinds Church in Dublin are in mourning after a 20-year-old youth minister presumably drowned Tuesday in Shasta Lake while on a solo scuba dive during a church excursion, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said. Jeremiah
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Camp counselor drowns in Lake Shasta - San Francisco Gate
The body of a man tentatively identified as Jeremiah Murray, 20, of Dublin, was found in the water shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses told sheriff’s investigators that Murray, a leader of a group from CrossWinds Church, swam out alone Tuesday
Source: www.sfgate.com

Trying to sneak in one more camping trip? - Napa Valley Register

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Trying to sneak in one more camping trip? - Napa Valley Register

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Summertime beauties grace Twin Cities - News-Star

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And the beauties are Misti Cordell, Susan Mitchell, Hope Anderson, Satchie Godfrey, Rene Lucy Shackelford, Arabella Montgomery, Amy McGee, Erin Marshall, Robin Brown and Sallie Shafto. Most handsome are Zach Scoggins, along with Eric Lavespere, David

Court Won’t Halt Lake Oroville Marina Evictions - KXTV News10Net
LAKE OROVILLE, CA - A petition to prohibit a marina operator at Lake Oroville from evicting boat owners from their mooring slips has been denied in court. The temporary restraining order against Funtime Fulltime, Inc., sought by the California

Court Won’t Halt Lake Oroville Marina Evictions - KXTV News10Net

blogauthor — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:13:48 +0000

LAKE OROVILLE, CA - A petition to prohibit a marina operator at Lake Oroville from evicting boat owners from their mooring slips has been denied in court. The temporary restraining order against Funtime Fulltime, Inc., sought by the California
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Affordable Places To Stay In Kentucky - WSB-TV Atlanta
The Bluegrass State is rich in tradition, history and affordability, which makes Kentucky a great vacation destination for all budgets and adventure levels. Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky is the largest lake by volume in the U.S. east of the
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Judge refuses to stay marina eviction order - Oroville Mercury-Register
OROVILLE — Although a Superior Court judge denied a temporary restraining order Wednesday to halt the eviction of boats housed at Bidwell Marina, California State Parks officials and boat owners are still fighting to allow the boats to remain on
Source: www.orovillemr.com

A SHIFT IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY - Der Spiegel

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Traditionally, Germans tended to book package holidays to Turkey, Spain or other warm climes. In the grip of the global economic crisis, however, many are looking to spend their vacations in their own backyard. The new trend is forcing travel
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Police raid Brentford houseboat - Richmond & Twickenham Times
Police raided a Brentford houseboat and found 5,000 worth of stolen solar panels. Officers stormed the boat, moored in Brentford, yesterday morning and arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of handling stolen goods. Police found five stolen solar
Source: www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk

Arrests made in houseboat arson case - Apalachicola Times

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Arrests have been made in the case of two houseboats burned on East River. According to the state fire marshal s office, sometime between sunset on July 1 and sunrise on July 2 two houseboats in the St. Marks River belonging to oysterman Jimmy

State Will Sue to Enforce Oroville Marina Contract - KXTV News10Net
OROVILLE, CA - The state parks department will go to court this week to force a marina operator on Lake Oroville to fulfill the terms of his 40-year-old contract. Frank Moothart, the operator of the Bidwell Canyon Marina, notifed owners of large

State Will Sue to Enforce Oroville Marina Contract - KXTV News10Net

blogauthor — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:14:22 +0000

OROVILLE, CA - The state parks department will go to court this week to force a marina operator on Lake Oroville to fulfill the terms of his 40-year-old contract. Frank Moothart, the operator of the Bidwell Canyon Marina, notifed owners of large

Big-boat dockage to entice nautical tourists - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
View of Pittsburgh from the Ohio River. No one is surprised when a local boater extols the virtues of the Three Rivers — there is no fan quite like a Pittsburgh fan. Yet the city’s reputation as a boating destination extends far beyond the 24.1

Exhibit shows the nautical side of Deere and Butterworth families - Quad-Cities Times
Gretchen Small, program director, talks about a new display of the Deere family s houseboats located in the Butterworth Center education Center in Moline. At qctimes.tv: Get an inside look of the new houseboat exhibit. Members of the Deere and

Exhibit shows the nautical side of Deere and Butterworth families - Quad-Cities Times

blogauthor — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:17:52 +0000

Gretchen Small, program director, talks about a new display of the Deere family s houseboats located in the Butterworth Center education Center in Moline. At qctimes.tv: Get an inside look of the new houseboat exhibit. Members of the Deere and

Via launches ‘travel marketplace’ - New Kerala

blogauthor — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:19:10 +0000

The website would allow stakeholders in the tourism industry like agents, hoteliers, tour operators, guides, cab operators, forex and ticketing players to connect one another and conduct hasle-free business, transparency and the comfort, Via CEO

Affordable Places To Stay In Kentucky - WSB-TV Atlanta

blogauthor — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:15:34 +0000

The Bluegrass State is rich in tradition, history and affordability, which makes Kentucky a great vacation destination for all budgets and adventure levels. Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky is the largest lake by volume in the U.S. east of the

Kashmir Unveiled: A short train ride through Kashmir Valley - Economic Times
It s not South Africa s famous Blue Train, nor is it Europe s Orient Express; it s not Rajasthan s Palace on Wheels or even Karnataka s Golden Chariot. It doesn t have a catchy name, it doesn t cost a fortune and there is no plush

OUTDOORS: Nine days on the road in California without an IOU - Peninsula Daily News
SUMMER VACATION DONE come and gone, my oh my. Yes, there’s nothing like a return to khakis, gaudy striped shirts and dress shoes to have one singing the U.S. Blues. (Tip of the cap to the Grateful Dead.) Considering recent unemployment figures and my

Local lakes offer affordable opportunities to rent a boat and relax - Visalia Times-Delta

blogauthor — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:13:09 +0000

A day at the lake. Smooth water and quiet mornings. An energizing swim, picnic at midday, afternoon fun with the water toys and, maybe, luck with the rod and reel as the sun begins to set. It’s all a part of life in the Valley. As the summer wears on
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OUTDOORS: Nine days on the road in California without an IOU - Peninsula Daily News

blogauthor — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:12:30 +0000

SUMMER VACATION DONE come and gone, my oh my. Yes, there’s nothing like a return to khakis, gaudy striped shirts and dress shoes to have one singing the U.S. Blues. (Tip of the cap to the Grateful Dead.) Considering recent unemployment figures and my

Local Lakes Expected To Be Busy For Holiday - KTUL

blogauthor — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:19:32 +0000

Lake Keystone - This year’s economy is keeping some people closer to home. One example can be found at Lake Keystone this weekend. That lake, which is just minutes from Tulsa, is busier than normal this holiday weekend. With great weather and normal

Eviction order angers boat owners - Sacramento Bee
OROVILLE - Emotions are running high on Lake Oroville this Fourth of July among more than 800 boat owners who have received eviction notices. The boaters feel they are caught in the crossfire between the state Department of Parks and Recreation and

Lake Lanier Islands Resort hosts 4th of July Gala Weekend & Fireworks - Weekly

blogauthor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:14:55 +0000

LAKE LANIER ISLANDS, GA (July 1, 2009) - Celebrate the Nation’s Birthday as Lake Lanier Islands Resort hosts 2-Day Gala and Fireworks Extravaganza at Chattahoochee Rapids Beach & WaterPark. Hosted by on-air talent from Q100, Star 94, and B98.5
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Local Lakes Expected To Be Busy For Holiday - KTUL

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KeralaTourism.org the Official Kerala Tourism Portal Adds Hotel - Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 07/03/2009 - Travelers planning to visit Kerala can now book rooms online by visiting Kerala Tourism website keralatourism.org. Besides rooms in hotels / resorts, online booking in
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Ky. houseboat maker idling productionKy. houseboat maker idling - Lexington Herald-Leader
Sumerset Houseboats in Somerset plans to idle production for far longer than its typical summer shutdown this month. The company announced Wednesday that it will shut down manufacturing operations effective July 17 once boats in production are
Source: www.kentucky.com

Hackney, England - Wall Street Journal

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Reporter Sarah McBride on a London borough with a trapped-in-time feel. What to do: Part of the main site of London s 2012 Olympic Games, laid-back Hackney won t stay that way for long. Focus on the area surrounding Broadway Market, a road
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Rep. Maffei announces $2 million in stimulus funds for Syracuse - Syracuse Post-Standard
Gloria Wright / The Post-Standard First-time homebuyer Warrisha Danzy receives flowers from Kerry Quaglia, executive director of Home Headquarters, at a news conference Tuesday at Danzy’s new home on Hall Avenue. U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei (left), D-DeWitt
Source: www.syracuse.com

Exciting Weekend Events Held at the Kentucky Exposition Center - San Francisco Examiner
It s going to be a busy weekend at the Kentucky Exposition Center . With temperatures only reaching the 30 s, it s not exactly a weekend for a picnic. It makes more sense to come out to one of our exciting events. If you are one of these types
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Lake Lanier Islands Resort hosts 4th of July Gala Weekend & Fireworks - Weekly

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India pledges $290mn to clean Dal and Wular lakes - Gulf Times

blogauthor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:14:43 +0000

Srinagar: India will spend more than $290mn cleaning up two iconic lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, India s environment minister said yesterday, which have been polluted during decades of neglect and a separatist revolt. Dal Lake, the region s main

Govt pledges $290 million to clean Kashmir lakes - Reuters India
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - The government will spend more than $290 million cleaning up two iconic lakes in Kashmir which have been polluted during decades of neglect and a separatist revolt, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday. Dal Lake, the

Couple gives Sutton marina a makeover - Charleston Daily Mail

blogauthor — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:14:52 +0000

SUTTON - Bill and Mary Hunt purchased the Bee Run Boat Docks at Sutton Lake in October of last year because of their love of the lake and boating. Since then, the couple has transformed the facility into the new Sutton Lake Marina, a large
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