Solar Boat passes through region on inland odyssey

Published: Oct. 8, 2010, 4 a.m.

You can buy books about how to build a solar car, or how to build a solar motorcycle. But what about a solar-powered boat? A Pennsylvania couple might just have that book in them. They outfitted a 19th Century-style canal boat with solar panels. Then, this summer they set out on a year-long voyage propelled by the power of the sun. They're journeying the Great Loop. Our correspondent Jacque Day met up with the couple when they docked this week at Kentucky Lake.