We spent four days embedded with the Blimp and its crew as the airship flew from its home base in Mogadore, Ohio, to the Dayton Air Show in Vandalia, Ohio, in late June.

Every year, I see a proliferation of makeshift boats, sails aloft, plodding down big lakes and rivers. Canoe sailing is a great adventure and a wonderful way to make headway and combine a rest day in ...