Great Loop at a glance. How long: About 5,000 miles, average 10 to 14 months plus optional time off between segments. Where: Many Loopers launch north from Norfolk, Va., in spring.

A Manchester couple will embark on the Great Loop, traveling more than 5,000 miles through the U.S. and Canada on water, including the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and the ...

From enhanced boats to upgraded marinas, much has changed on the Great Loop since the early 1900s, including the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, a 234-mile passage erected by the U.S. Army Corps of ...

A 23-year-old Eagle Scout is sailing 6,000 miles across the U.S. and Canada, tackling the Great Loop route in an unmotorized canoe. Starting in June from Escanaba, Michigan, Peter Frank has ...

Retirement has taken Larry and April Smith in circles—with no end in sight. Twice these avid boaters have completed the Great Loop, a roughly 6,000-mile journey by water that circumnavigates the ...

A 23-year-old from Michigan is canoeing what is known as “The Great Loop,” a 6,000-mile journey, and has completed 2,500 miles so far.

The Great Loop takes boaters to the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Great Lakes, canals and rivers.

MANITOWOC, Wis. – Back on Sept. 2, 2021, Jill and James Iverson locked up their home, walked down the street to the Manitowoc Marina, climbed into their sailboat and careened away for more than ...