WOODEN BOAT SHOW NEWS


THE PRESQUE ISLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES THE PARTENERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE ANTIQUE & CLASSIC BOAT SOCIETY, WATER WONDERLAND CHAPTER!

AWARD CLASSIFICATIONS:

SKIPPERS' CHOICE
SPECTATORS' CHOICE
RUNABOUT
UTILITY
SAILBOAT & LAUNCHES
CRUISER
DINGHIES/CANOES
OUTBOARDS
REPLICA or CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS
BEST TRANSOM NAME
BEST of the BEST

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IF YOU LIVE WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE OF THE ALPENA, MI AREA YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS FANTASTIC SHOW!

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IF YOU HAVE A CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO "GET YOUR FEET WET" BY ENTERING A SHOW, THIS IS THE PLACE TO START! WE ALL STARTED OUT JUST LIKE YOU, AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU LEARN THE IN'S AND OUT'S OF SHOWING YOUR BOAT! CALL OR WRITE US TODAY FOR AN ENTRY FORM!

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THOSE OF YOU WHO ATTENDED THIS SHOW IN THE PAST ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT. BY COMBINING THE EFFORTS OF 2 GREAT ORGANIZATIONS, THE PRESQUE ISLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE WATER WONDERLAND CHAPTER OF THE ANTIQUE & CLASSIC BOAT SOCIETY, WE HAVE COME UP WITH A SHOW THAT CANNOT BE BEAT FOR THIS AREA! FOR EXAMPLE, THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES SHOULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, MORE BOATS ON DISPLAY, MORE CRAFT BOOTHS ALL ADD UP TO A MORE ENJOYABLE SHOW FOR EVERYONE!

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1998 PICTURES & RESULTS!

This was the scene of a "picture perfect" day for a great wooden boat show!

Brights lights on the water added to this years show in the evening hours!

click on "98 RESULTS" for more pictures!

THE 1998 PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR

WOODEN BOAT SHOW
AND
ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW

JUNE 20, 1998

PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR REFUGE MARINA
PRESQUE ISLE, MI 49777

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, June 19, 1998
7:00 p.m.
Reception for Participants at the Old Historic Presque Isle Lodge
3 miles South of the Marina on Grand Lake Road

Saturday, June 20, 1998
7:00am - 10:00am Participants Launching
10:00am Opening Ceremonies
10:00am - 3:00pm Balloting
10:00am - 5:00pm Arts & Crafts
10:00am - 5:00pm Model Boat Display
Noon - 4:00pm Radio-Controlled Boat Race
10:00am - 5:00pm Lighthouses open to climb
4:00pm Award Ceremony
4:30pm Raffle Ticket Drawing

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ENTERING YOUR BOAT IN THIS EVENT, OR LODGING SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE CALL:
PAUL CHELLBERG, Chairman
517-595-6220

IF YOU WOULD LIKE INFO BY EMAIL, WRITE:
JIM & WENDY MERSMAN
Reach2moon@aol.com
OR
RUSS & NANCY MARSHALL
MardiGras@webtv.net

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST!

TORBAY COTTAGES: Great vacation spot!
ADVENTURES on THUNDER BAY: Home page for "mardi Gras"
CLASSIC COLONIAL BOATS: See some "Old Time" Cruisers!
CLASSIC WOODEN BOATS: Dave Carlile's Great Site!
USCG Auxiliary 16-04 Alpena: Homepage of Alpena's "Team Coast Guard"
A.Y.C. "Venetian Night": Page for the Alpena Yacht Club's "Venetian Night"
Unofficial A.Y.C. Page: Unofficial home of the Alpena Yacht Club
MI Boat Show Calendar: List of Wooden Boat Shows in MI