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The Great Loop and Great Loop cruisers are always in the media so check out these articles for some inspiration!

The Boat Next Door, Gulfshore Life, August 2020

Bucket List Boat Trip, Coastal Virginia Mag.com, July 28, 2020

Cornelius Family Completes Unique Voyage, Cornelius Today, July 6, 2020

Cruising America's Great Loop, The Ensign, Summer 2020, Pg. 30

Altamont Couple Sails 'America's Great Loop', Effingham Daily News, June 26, 2020

Coronavirus wave overtakes Milford boaters in midst of year-long America's Great Loop trip, Hometown Life, June 1, 2020

For These Intrepid Boaters, Life is But a Great Loop, Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2020
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Frankfort Residents Sail 6,000 Mile Loop, The Record Patriot, March 18, 2020

Bill and Geni Stevenson: Living on the water is retirement, Cape Gazette, March 3, 2020

Sailing the Great Loop ~ Adventure of a Lifetime, Cleveland Jewish News, March 1, 2020

In the Loop: Hoosier attorneys Set Sail for Years of Working Adventure, The Indiana Lawyer, February 5, 2020

Sailing Dreams Come True as Pair Complete 176-Day, 6,000 Mile Great Loop Journey, Osprey Observer, January 10, 2020

The Long Way Round, North Beach Sun, Holiday 2019, Pg. 56-57

Virginia Beach Man Tackles the Great Loop, Visiting New York, Chicago, St. Louis, in 6 weeks on 26-foot boat, The Virginian Pilot, January 8, 2020

The Long Way Round, North Beach Sun Holiday 2019, December 3, 2019

America's Great Loop Part 8, America's Boating Club Waukeelog, Winter 2019, Pg. 6

Montz couple makes 5,200-mile journey by boat, St. Charles Herald Guide, November 19, 2019

In the Loop: Suttons Bay Couple Returns Home from 6,000-mile Voyage, Traverse City Record Eagle, November 14, 2019

Franklin Couple Completes America's Great Loop, Williamson Herald, November 7, 2019

Returning to the Chesapeake After Completing the Great Loop, Proptalk Magazine

West of Famous, book written by Joni M. Fisher

Milford Couple Travels 5,635 Miles Nearly 1 Year by Boat in America's Great Loop, Hometown Life, September 26, 2019

GH Summer Residents Ready for Great Loop Adventure, Grand Haven Tribune, September 3, 2019

America's Great Loop Part 7, America's Boating Club Waukeelog, Fall 2019, Pg. 10

Looper, not Yoopers: Boaters Venture into Lake Superior after Completing the Great Loop, FOXUP Channel 6, August 2, 2019

Nebraska Couple Completes the Great Loop on 153 "Good Days for a Boat Ride", Cruising Odyssey, July 10, 2019

Circumnavigation of North America by boat an adventure for couple, The Kingston Whig Standard, June 26, 2019

Grand Island Couple Travels 6,000 Miles by Boat Around Eastern Part of U.S., The Grand Island Independent, June 22, 2019

Scottsdale Couple Gets Degree for Boating the 'Great Loop', Scottsdale Independent, June 21, 2019

America's Great Loop Part 6, America's Boating Club Waukeelog, Summer 2019, Pg. 7

The Big Trip: Traveling the Great Loop in a 1974 Houseboat, Houseboat Magazine, Published in May 2019 issue

Solving Problems That Come Their Way, Southside Sentinel, May 30, 2019

New Jersey Couple Ride the Great Loop on Their Yamaha WaveRunner, and Love It, Cruising Odyssey, April 25, 2019

Out of the Loop, Power & Motoryacht, March 2019

America's Great Loop Part 5 - Stuart to Norfolk, America's Boating Club, Spring 2019, Pg. 9

Gainsville Couple Completes America's Great Loop, The Gainsville Sun, February 25, 2019

Paddling Around America, Coastal Observer, February 7, 2019

Giving New England Couple Takes Their Love to the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast, Channel 12 News, February 7, 2019

Couple Leaves Charleston for 18-Month Adventure on Boat, Live 5 News, January 22, 2019

A Catamaran Takes on the American Great Loop, Sail, January 21, 2019

Member Story: Never Too Old to Try a New Adventure, RACQ Living, January 2019

Palmetto Couple Sails 6,500 Miles Around America's Great Loop, Spectrum News 9, January 6, 2019

Veteran "Commuter Cruisers" Jan & David Irons Complete the Great Loop, Cruising Odyssey, January 3, 2019

Great Loop Waterways, Southern Boating, January 2019

Palmetto Couple Takes Trip of a Lifetime, SNN News, December 31, 2018

Couple in Their 70's Complete 6,500 Mile Boat Journey Called the Great Loop, Bradenton Herald, December 28, 2018

Retired Highland Park Officer Completes America's Great Loop, Park Cities People, November 12, 2018

Around Once More: The Annual Great Loop Cruisers Kick Off, PassageMaker, October 16, 2018

BBQ Brings in Visitors Boating The Great Loop, The Paducah Sun, September 29, 2018

Stowe Boater Makes Great Loop, Stowe Reporter, September 20, 2018

Brentwood Couple Complete Feat Rarer Than Everest, Travel 7,000 Mile Route by Boat, Tennessean, September 11, 2018

Two Time Great Loop Cruisers Exploring the Chesapeake Bay, PropTalk, September 4, 2018

Cowichan Valley Couple Completed the Great Loop, Cowichan Valley Citizen, August 19, 2018

Pair Earn BaccaLOOPerate Degree, Bonner County Daily Bee, August 15, 2018

3 Unique Ways to Explore the USA, Samantha Brown's Places to Love, August 9, 2018

'Can I camp on your lawn?': kayaker takes on 10,000-km journey, CBC News, July 22, 2018

Paducah, A Bright Star on the Great Loop, Paducah Life Magazine, July/August 2018

America's Great Loop: The Rivers, Part Two, America 's Boating Club, WaukeeLog, Summer 2018, Pg. 7

Island Heights Couple Makes the "Great Loop", app. (US Today Network), June 1, 2018

After the Great Loop, the McVeys Keep on Cruising: "There is so much more to see", On Watch Cruising Odyssey, May 31, 2018

British Kayaker to Chart 10,000 Kilometres Around Canada, U.S., The Chronicle Herald, May 28, 2018

North Carolina Couple Sails America's Great Loop, The Washington Times, May 19, 2018

A Kadey-Krogen 39 in the Pacific Northwest, and a Ranger Tugs 27 Anywhere East of the Mississippi, Powerboatworld.com, March 31, 2018

Crusing the Waterways, Following Their Bliss, Hometown News, March 22, 2018

2,300 miles, 11 states, 1 province and two countries passed under our wooden keels..., The Antique & Classic Boat Society, March 16, 2018

Meet the Kenyons from South Dakota: About Half Way Around the Loop on Their Ranger 25, Cruising Odyssey, February 22, 2018

Great Loop Veterans Host "Loopers" Visiting the Upper Bay, Proptalk, February 12, 2018

Herb Seaton Just Completed the Great Loop, Mostly Alone, Cruising Life, February 7, 2018

Unique Adventure: Cruising the Great Loop, White Bear Press, January 17, 2018

Ohio Natives Prepare to Take on America's Great Loop, The McAllen Monitor, January 14, 2018

Birch Bay Couple Complete 5,428-Mile Boat Journey, The Northern Light, January 12, 2018

Rifle Boaters Turn White Flag Gold, Post Independent/Citizen Telegram, January 10, 2018

Making the (5,000) Miles Count, Canoe & Kayak, January 8, 2018

A Dream Lost? His 7,000-mile Voyage Threw That for a Loop, Johnson City Press eEdition, December 28, 2017

HQ, Headquarters for Great Loop Cruising, Megayacht News, December 7, 2017

Buying a Boat for the Great Loop, Commuter Cruiser, December 2, 2017

Torqeedo Powers Great Loop Voyage, Soundings Trade Only Today, November 29, 2017

Snowbirds by Sea: Sailing South for Winter, Door County Pulse, November 14, 2017

Pensacola man recalls adventure as youngest person to cruise America's Great Loop solo, Pensacola News Journal, November 2, 2017

Area 'Loopers' share their experience on the Great Loop, DecaturDaily.com, October 19, 2017

Chesapeake Bay Couple's Great Loop Adventure, PropTalk, October 19, 2017

The Great Loop: America's Boating Adventure, TravelPulse, October 16, 2017

Home again: Janesville Couple Finish Cruising the Great Loop, GazetteXtra, October 14, 2017

TrawlerFest First: A Marriage, PassageMaker, October 4, 2017

Boating Couple Has Visited 49 Countries, Times Daily, October 3, 2017

We Need an Offramp From the Mississippi River, Southeast Missourian, October 3, 2017

New Transient Boat Dock Attracts More Than 50 to Paducah in One Week, Local 6 WPSD, September 28,2017

Comstock Park Couple Back After Completing the Great Loop, Michigan Live, September 25, 2017

'Crossing the Wake': How One Woman Sailed Solo, Star News, September 23, 2017

Paducah Boat Dock Gives Green Light to Tourists, WPSD Channel 6, September 21, 2017

Cruising the Continent at 5 mph: Krancic Returns From a Year Sailing 5,700-mile Great Loop, News Tribune, September 1, 2017

"It's Just Us and Sunshine": Solar-Powered Boat Stops in Sheboygan on Historic Voyage, Sheboygan Press, August 25, 2017

For Pastor, Great Loop was Great Adventure, Florida Today, August 18, 2017

Crossing a Wake: One Family's Journey Through the Great American Loop, The Devil Strip, August, 2017

Cleveland Native Sails the Great Loop, Cleveland 19 News, August 2, 2017

The Iconic Inland Waterways of America's Great Loop, Afloat, August 2017

A Great Adventure, Grand Haven Tribune, July 25, 2017

Willoughby couple completes 6000-mile East Coast loop on their boat, The News-Herald, July 24, 2017

Stark Couple Embarks on 'America's Great Loop' Boating Adventure, TheSuburbanite.com, July 9, 2017

Michigan cancer survivor finishes 6,000-mile boating trip, Detroit Free Press, July 1, 2017

Christine Gooch Recounts an Epic 9,000-Mile Journey ‘Round’ America in Her Prout Catamaran, Sailing Today, Summer 2017

Family Lives on Their Boat for 10 Months, Chextv.com, 6/20/17

The Adventure of a Lifetime, The Morning Show, Chextv.com, 6/20/17

4,465 Miles of the Great Loop Alone on a 14 Foot Walker Bay, Cruising Odyssey, 6/14/17

Barge Crushes Loop Boat at Dock on ICW in Virginia, Powerboatworld.com, 5/23/17

After Completing the Great Loop a Couple Plans to Keep on Cruising , Powerboat.com, 5/6/17

A Two-Year Great Loop Adventure, PropTalk, May 2017

Retired Couple and Their Dog Tackle the Great Loop in a C-Dory 25, Powerboat.com, 4/27/17

Nomad of the Great Loop--Rich Brand, dbpmagazineonline.com, 4/26/17

A Year in Shorts Along the Great Loop (part four of four), MarinaLife, Spring 2017

An Improbable 6,000-Mile Boat Trip Around the East Coast, New York Times, 3/22/17

Mia Wilson, Age 6 with a Congenital Heart Defect, Is on the Great Loop with Her Family, Cruising Odyssey, 3/14/17

Bucket List: North Texas Man Conquers Great Loop, NBC Dallas, 3/8/17

50 Boating Things to Do Before You Die, Boating Magazine, 3/2/17

Sailing Full Circle: Williams Completes the Great Loop Journey, Wise County Messenger, 2/18/17

Mia's Big Heart and Big Birthday, Keys Weekly, 2/13/17

Boating Abroad: From the Erie to Canada on the Great Loop Part 2, Canal Boat & Tillergraph, 2/13/17

Boating Abroad: From the Erie to Canada on the Great Loop Part 1, Canal Boat & Tillergraph, 2/9/17

Ohio Family Takes Hospital Break to Complete Great Loop, nbc-2.com, 1/20/17

A Year in Shorts Along the Great Loop (part three of four), MarinaLife, Winter 2017

2016 Adventures of the Year: Inspiring Feats by Land, Sea & Sky, Reading Eagle, 12/29/16

The Great Loopers, 55Plus, Dec 2016/Jan 2017

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Set Sail! 5 of the World's Most Unforgettable Boating Trips , Stylenest, 11/15/16

Making the Loop: Sailors of Nation's River Systems Often Stop in Columbus Along the Way, The Dispatch, 11/13/16

Write-ups about Tanya Binford and her book, Crossing the Wake, can be found on pgs. 14 and 76 (printed version), PassageMaker Magazine, Nov/Dec 2016

Cruising the Loop, WTAV.com, 10/26/16

Couple on 7,000-Mile Boat Trips Joins Vol Navy, Knoxville News Sentinel,10/14/16

Sailing Away, Woodford County Journal, 10/4/16

Taking on the Great Loop, Greatlakesscuttlebutt.com, Sep/Oct 2016

Epic Exploration, Pickleball Magazine, Sep/Oct 2016

A Year in Shorts Along the Great Loop (part two of four), MarinaLife, Fall 2016

Jayson Ambrose Kayaking "The Great Loop", Fox10tv.com, 9/29/16

Couple Return from Great Loop, Times Daily, 9/27/16

Aldergrove Kayaker Tackles the Great Loop, Aldergrove Star, 9/22/16

Local Couple Spends Year Exploring US By Boat, Winnipeg Free Press, 9/6/16

Southport Resident Travels 5,000 Miles Solo in 25ft. Boat, StarNews Online, 9/3/16

Have Paddles, Will Travel, Winnipeg Free Press, 9/3/16

Traveler Finds Pickleball Match in Columbus, The Dispatch, 9/2/16

Loopers Travel by Ship from the Great Lakes to Key West by Sea & River, Fox2Now.com, 9/2/16

Great Adventure, Power & Motoryacht, September 2016

Mia's Big Adventure Brings Her to Port Huron, Times Herald, 8/31/16

Couple Embarks on Lake Cruise Venture, Columbia County News-Times, 8/31/16

Cruising America's Great Loop, ThousandIslandsLife.com, 8/13/16

Retired Couple Conquers the Great Loop, St. Joseph News Press, 8/7/16

Stony Lake Couple Return Home After Boating Halfway Around North America, MyKawartha.com, 7/15/16

For the Great Loop Cruisers, the Trent-Severn Waterway Is the Highlight of the Cruise, The Peterborough Examiner, 7/2/16

Loopers: Traversing the 'Appalachian Trail on Water', WVTF Public Radio, 6/28/16

Auxilarist Kitty Nicolai Named AGLCA 2015 Harbor Host of the Year, Breeze, Summer 2016

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A Year in Shorts Along the Great Loop (part one of four), Marinalife, Summer 2016

Le Great Loop Avec Emotion, Quebec Yachting, Summer 2016

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On the Water, Going Around in Circles Sounds Like a Plan, Wall Street Journal, 5/30/16

Browns Point Couple Finishes 3-Year, 11,000-Mile Journey, The News Tribune, 5/19/16

The Great Loop: Appalachian Trail for the Aquatic Set, USA Today, 4/29/16

Local Loopers Enjoying Waterways Voyage, Record & Clarion, 3/22/16

Dream Boats: What to Buy to Try the Great Loop, USA Today, 3/15/16

A Loopy Adventure, Sailing Magazine, 4/30/15

Loopers, Lyons, and the Erie Canal, Wayne County Life, 2014

Looping with Little Ones, Boat US, Aug/Sep 2014

A Family Discovers You Don't Have to Cross Oceans to Have a Great Cruising Adventure, Yachting Magazine, 7/22/14

Seven Things Every Great Looper Should Know, Heartland Boating, 9/25/13

Solar Electric Boat Doing the Great Loop Cruise, Cruising World, 8/29/13

Cruising America's Great Loop in a Solar-Powered Canal Boat, PassageMaker, 5/8/13

Florida's Big Bend: A Memorable Passage, PassageMaker, 3/1/13

The Journey Within, Power & Motoryacht, September 2012

Inspired to Travel: The Looper Lifestyle, Boat US, Aug/Sep 2012

The Great Loop by Pontoon Boat, Boat US, Oct/Nov 2011

Looping the Loop: The Benjamins Take a Boat Ride, Shoreline Times, 3/24/11

Life on the Loop, Soundings Online, 3/9/11

The Not-So Great Loop, Power & Motoryacht, June 2009

The Great Loop, American Profile, 8/24/08

A Family Affair, PassageMaker

Cruising from Chicago to Mobile Means 1300 Miles of Adventure, Marinalife

Exploring the Tenn-Tom, Marinalife

Going Loopy--Taking America's Great Loop, Marine Max

The Great Loop: Bill Nedderman's 6,000-Mile Journey, Lakeside Chautauqua

A Woman's Perspective on the Great Loop Voyage, Cruiser Marine

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