Why Frank and Bev Salomonsen's white SUV has been exiled to the driveway as they build a wooden sailboat in the garage is a circuitous story. Like most good Minnesota outdoors stories, however, it ...

Learn how to build a sailboat-shaped sandbox that your kids will love! This fun DIY project is perfect for backyard play, combining creativity, building skills, and hours of outdoor entertainment.

Create the float for your boat. Lay three of the corks next to each other. Wrap the string around the three corks, and make a knot and cut the excess string off. Now thread a piece of string through ...

Show kids the importance of streams and rivers, home to diverse plants and animals. Help them design a boat to explore this important microhabitat. Tie one end of the twine to the rubber band around ...