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It was wonderful and magical, says Jill Iverson of going a year without seeing a mall or fast food and viewing the US and Canada from the coast.

It was wonderful and magical, says Jill Iverson of going a year without seeing a mall or fast food and viewing the US and Canada from the coast.

A liveaboard couple discovers that cruising the Great Loop was even more comfortable on their Aquila 44 catamaran.

Mary and Chris Kelleher refurbished their Krogen 36 Manatee for their Great Loop adventure

LACROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - A special visitor in La Crosse Wednesday, a sailboat that was one of the first to protest at sea.

Over time veterans and spokespeople have continuously advocated for peace and the halt to usage of nuclear weapons.

The Golden Rule sailboat is a symbol for peace and protest.

Peter and Cheryl Glassen spent about 11 months aboard their 48-foot-long power boat to complete the adventure thats rarer than climbing Mount Everest

Golden Rule on San Francisco Bay (Photo: Gerry Condon) The sailboat Golden Rule will embark on a 15-month, 11,000 mile voyage near Stillwater, Minnesota this September to raise awareness about the growing danger of nuclear war and build support for abolishing nuclear weapons. Referred to as the Great Loop, the crew will make 100 ports

The Wright family of Monroe traveled more than 7,000 miles along the Great Loop in their Nordic tug boat. About 150 vessels make the route each year.