Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS -- Boat shows are wondrous places for dreamers. But not just for those who dream of buying a glittering new bass boat, a 16-foot walleye rig, a wakeboarding plaything or a yacht awaiting a Lake Superior sea trial.

It's also a place where boat builders dream of finding customers who share their visions of what a specific craft should look like, whether it's a retro-looking lake cruiser or a 17-foot canoe.

Benjamin Skroch is such a boat builder -- and an unlikely one at that.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Getting more kids into the outdoors has become such an important national concern that President Obama is sending his top managers around the country looking for the best ways to do it.

HAVEN, Wisc. -- One of the early contenders here at the PGA Championship doesn't know who designed Whistling Straits, never has taken a golf lesson, skipped a practice round before his only tour title to take his wife and caddie to a water park, and admits he can hit just about any golf shot except one that flies straight.