Longtime woodworker Rob Ecker has a passion for building boats. The Sheboygan man made half a dozen rowboats and kayaks to take out on the water. Unfortunately, his hobby also takes up a lot of space.

When the Queen Mary in Long Beach opens its new Ship Model Gallery on Thursday, look for a miniature Winston Churchill. The tiny former British prime minister appears with a top hat strolling on the ...

ST. MICHAELS — The Model Guild of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the North American Steamboat Modeler’s Association and the Washington Ship Model Society are sponsoring the 10th Maritime Model ...

After more than 25 years in Boston, the Lannan Ship Model Gallery opened its doors in Norwell this week, starting the next chapter for this 50-year-old family business. When Larry Lannan was 22, he ...

Jayne Smith's grandson, Preston, is 5 years old and seeing the Great Lakes and lake freighters for the first time. He's from Mesa, Arizona, and there's not much water there. "With the big ships, his ...

Fifty-three miniature vessels from across the United States and Canada dropped anchor recently for a four-month port call in the decorative arts galleries of The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News. The ...

San Marcos, California-based SD Model Makers delivered three replica models of a 100-foot tractor tug to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Wash. The 24-inch scale model ship replicated the ...

MANITOWOC - Dozens of scale ship models will dock at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for the 43rd annual Midwestern Model Ships & Boats Contest and Display. The event runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a ...

As advances in computing power have made marine training via simulator more mainstream, the majority would contend that the most effective training is on the water, at the helm. While training on real ...