SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Lawrence Nels Johnson, founder of EZ Loader Boat Trailers, Inc., has died at the age of 97. Johnson died Friday. He was born in Spokane, Wash., on July 12, 1913, and attended an ...

Lawrence N. Johnson, the founder of a boat-trailer company who designed a trailer that made launching a boat almost as easy as parking a station wagon, died May 6. He was 97 and lived in Spokane. His ...

Launching and reloading a boat seems almost an afterthought to seasoned pro's who do it regularly at the same boat ramp. But it can be a bit of a challenge for those with less expertise--or for any of ...