KENT, Wash. – Back when he was a kid growing up in Seattle, David Williams knew well the thrill of hydroplane racing. Back then, in the summers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, it was the sport in ...

Staff at the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village are struggling to keep the lights on and fear they may have to cease operations because of skyrocketing hydro bills. "We've seen a huge ...

Eric Mann, 43, is a vintage-hydroplane owner and president of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, 1650 S. 93rd St., near Boeing Field. He's also an electrical engineer with Cypress Semiconductor with ...

Soaring electricity costs are straining finances at a local historic tourist attraction and putting its future in jeopardy, according to its director. Harry Bergman, chairman of the board of directors ...

For nearly a decade, Orin Krivel has worked tirelessly to bring Toronto's railroad history to life at Roundhouse Park. The retired architect, 70, and a band of train-adoring volunteers have helped ...

What do you do? I am the executive director of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum [in Kent]. We are the nation’s only museum dedicated exclusively to powerboat racing. Unlike many museums, all of our ...

The Museum of North Idaho is about to publish Stephen Shepperd’s book about the love-hate relationship that the city of Coeur d’Alene has with hydroplane racing. There’s a coupla chapters that feature ...

HYDROPLANE RACING is a sport for thrill-seekers. A human is strapped into what is essentially an airplane wing fitted out with an airplane (or helicopter) engine, and then zooms almost airborne across ...

Not all Winnipeggers may be familiar with the Manitoba Electrical Museum, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. But most would recognize the bright yellow, 15-foot-long solid steel ...

This article was published 24/07/2013 (4441 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. If, like me, you’ve never visited Manitoba Hydro’s Electrical Museum at 680 Harrow St., let me ...

Seafair weekend approaches with a roar! You’ve probably already heard the Blue Angels soaring overhead as they practice for the big Boeing air show. The waters around Lake Washington are already ...

A Museum of Science and Technology energy exhibit already under fire for allowing an oil company to have an active role in shaping its message also received pressure from Hydro Quebec to change its ...