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Kwatsi Bay Marina in the Broughtons – Sold
For many of you, just seeing the words “Kwatsi Bay” in the headlines conjures up a flood of pleasant memories. The sale of Kwatsi Bay is bittersweet. After 25 years of building and managing the Kwatsi Bay Marina, Max Knierim and Anka Fraser deserve a well-earned...
New Destinations for Boaters
Island Acquisition in the Octopus Islands Marine Park. The Province of British Columbia, supported by a generous donation from the B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society, recently completed the purchase of an island at the south end of the Octopus group. The...
Volunteer Opportunities – Waggoner Field Correspondents
Are you an active boater that spends much of the summer exploring anchorages and visiting marinas? Do you love collecting information and keeping notes for future visits? Then you have what it takes to be a volunteer Field Correspondent. As a Waggoner Field...
A Unique Opportunity…
It is hard to cruise on the Inside Passage to Alaska and not think about its history. The history of man traveling up or down this waterway, first by tribal canoe, then boats from ferries to cruise ships, or on a fish boat headed north for a lucrative...
An Experience of a Lifetime – The Van Isle 360
With boats racing in constantly changing waters off a remote coast with few roads, it is not your typical spectator race.
Careful Selection of Project Partner for Butedale
The Great Bear Rainforest is an international treasure In this special place: “the highways are waterways between fjords“. Inside Passage Marine is looking for the right partner, to accelerate development at Butedale....
New Owners for Echo Bay Lodge & Marina
News release: Kwiḵwa̱sut’inux̱w Haxwa’mis First Nation (KHFN) purchases Pierre’s at Echo Bay Lodge & MarinaJune 3, 2020June 2nd, the Kwiḵwa̱sut’inux̱w Haxwa’mis First Nation (KHFN) has purchased Pierre’s at Echo Bay Lodge & Marina, located on...
Interview with Réanne Hemingway-Douglass
By Kathleen Kaska Kathleen: How did you and Don get started writing the Exploring Series Cruising Guides? Reanne: After a few trips up the Inside Passage and further into Alaska, we felt that we could improve on the guides we were using. We started...
Whales hard to port!
A flotilla cruise through the Inside Passageby Linda DeSpain and Jack BillingsShortly after 9 AM, the mist over Ketchikan Marina lifted. The crews of our six motor launches fired the twin diesel engines, loosened mooring lines and coordinated radios as...
The Passing of an Explorer, Don Douglass
For many Northwest, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska cruisers, the Exploring series of cruising guides, from Fine Edge Nautical Publishing, have been a key part of their ship’s library. It is quite a collection of books covering key marinas and...
Kenmore Air Floatplane Expertise for Over 72 Years
Kenmore Air Harbor is one of those unique companies that has found the keys to success in a tough business through hard work, integrity and doing the right thing for the customer. For over 72 years Kenmore Air has been primarily owned and managed by the...
Yes! You Too Can Fly a Floatplane!
As boaters in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, it is hard to look up, see a float plane going by, or better yet taking off or landing, and not wonder what it must be like to fly one. Not many people realize that you can enjoy this incredible experience with...
B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society : How You Can Help
B.C. Marine Parks is a name you recognize and one that conjures up great memories and mental images. But, B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society is probably a name not as recognizable and should be. Through the work of the B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society,...