Hi, I’m Ryan Craig, founder and chief editor of Great Lakes Bike Ski Boat. Feel free to contact us at any time. We love discussing e-bikes, skiing, paddling, and outdoor fun in general.
ryan@greatlakesbikeskiboat.com
What is Great Lakes Bike Ski Boat?
We are from South East Michigan in the heart of the Great Lakes Region. We love all the adventure the great lakes have to offer.
Great Lakes Bike Ski Boat was originally started as a skiing blog. As things evolved it became more and more gear focused and it became our place to share thoughts on gear we’ve tried. I’ve always been a gear nerd and spend way too much time researching and checking out new outdoor and adventure gear. We spend a ton of time outside biking, skiing, and paddling. We might have a little unhealthy obsession with sailing and boating too. We created this as a place to put our help other people learn more about outdoor adventure activities, the best outdoor gear available, and how to have fun living around the Great Lakes.
Our Mission
Our goal is to help adventure seekers find the best adventure spots around the Great Lakes To help you find the best gear to make the most of your time outdoors. We know that good gear isn’t cheap and most cheap gear isn’t good (although there are some exceptions). We understand that a lot of activities can be very intimidating to try the first time and want to make it easy for beginners as well as those who are more advanced.
Our Experience
Why should you believe us? We grew up and continue doing the activities we love and talk about on here.
- 50+ years skiing across the US, Canada and Europe
- 40+ years kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding
- 40+ years sailing including racing, crusing and past US Sailing Certified Level 1 Sailing Instructor
- 80+ years experience biking including bike maintenance, and bike and wheel building
- 80+ years of hiking and camping
- 25+ years working in automotive engineering
- Advanced degrees in Engineering and Marketing
Meet the staff
Ryan Craig
Co-Founder & Chief Editor
I grew up back east in Pennsylvania and learned to ski on a family trip to Killington, Vermont when I was 6. I immediately fell in love with the mountains and outdoors and have been skiing across the US and Canada ever since. I went to school for Mechanical Engineering, and have a Master’s Degree in Material Science and Reliability.
I am a total gear nerd and love learning how things work and thinking about how they could be improved. Nothing excites me more than trying out new gear. I’d rather spend 3 hours taking my bike apart and learning how to change something than go to a bike shop. These days I reside in Michigan by the Great Lakes and go skiing, biking, and boating as much as possible.
ryan@greatlakesbikeskiboat.com
Grace Craig
Co-Founder & Editor
Grace is from Taiwan and came to the US after meeting her husband Ryan. She has degrees in Fashion Design, Sales, and Marketing. The first thing we did her first winter here was go straight to the mountains and start ski lessons. These days she is an expert black diamond skier and waits for no one at the bottom. She also loves hiking and biking. She comes from Taiwan where people ride scooters way more than cars. She would rather bike or scooter and only drives when she absolutely has to.
grace@greatlakesbikeskiboat.com
