John McElwee of Syosset with his model of a 2,000 year-old fishing boat. (Photo by Chris Boyle) The Long Island Ship Model Society has been around since 1966 and works diligently to preserve an art ...

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 ...