Registration is $5 per boat in advance at prattvilleal.gov, or $8 per boat on July 4. When Robert Gair invented the cardboard box in 1879, he likely had no idea folks would eventually disassemble his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students from Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, West Liberty, Riverdale, and Moline High Schools will test cardboard boat designs at a ...

NORTHPORT — Students at Northport High School tested their engineering and teamwork skills this week during the school’s annual cardboard boat race on the bay. The tradition challenges groups of ...

One of the new events added to the 79th annual Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival was Community Day’s cardboard boat races Saturday at West River Park. Fourteen teams accepted the challenge to design ...

The two "smokestacks" on the back of the Colonel Crawford 1 boat attracted some attention. "It's the Titanic — hopefully it doesn't sink," a girl shouted as its three creators, all Colonel Crawford ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In the Mining City, it's sink or swim and for some it's a little bit of both. Students taking Intro to Engineering came together in groups of three to test their cardboard boats in ...

The boats taking part in Saturday’s regatta in Henderson weren’t exactly the seaworthy sort known to last for years. But like the more-sturdy watercraft, these boats, too, can bring much joy. In the ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.— The Fort Leonard Wood community is invited to put their building skills and creativity to the test at the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s free ...