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New !! "Boating & Outdoor Festival" Debuts at Metro Beach Metropark

Summers on Lake St. Clair are filled features boats on shore and in the water, Whether you arrive by boat or by car it
with fun things to do and great places all types of personal watercraft, boating can be a fun-filled day or weekend for you
to boat – and now there is another great equipment & supplies, nautical gifts, jew- and your family or friends.
option to add to the list. The 1st Annual elry, & apparel, as well as other outdoor
recreation exhibits catering to the millions Hours: Thurs-Fri: Noon-8 p.m.
Boating & Outdoor Fes- of outdoor minded individuals in Michi- Saturday: 11am–8 p.m.
tival held in September gan and surrounding states. Sunday: 11am–6 p.m.
2010 entertained more
than 9,000 boaters and Special new features at this event in- Admission: Adults $9 and kids 12 and
outdoor enthusiasts and clude Live Music, Tiki Bars, Taste Fest under free with an adult. For more infor-
is scheduled to return Food Vendors, Artist Market, Fishing Vil- mation and details on special attractions
September 22 – 25, lage, Kids Activities, and Pet Adoptions... go to www.boatingandoutdoorfest.com or
2011 to Metro Beach making this a must attend event on the call: 800.932.2628.
Metropark in Harrison water!
Township. The Metropark offers discounted slip
Other outdoor recreation equipment rental in September for those arriving by
This “all new” show featured include ATVs, motorcycles, and boat. General information can be found at
products geared toward camping, picnick- www.metroparks.com.
ing, hiking, biking, golf, etc.
Check it Out!
The Festival is owned and
produced by Michigan Boat- Sponge Bob!
ing Industries Association, a
non-profit marine trade associ-
ation with more than 52 years
of quality boat show produc-
tion experience and the voice
of boating in Michigan.

Great places to swim (or eat), people watch, Don't tempt fate!

and hang out with other boaters
Now is a great time to buy a new used
Strawberry Island, W. of the Middle Channel Entrance 42 36.20/82 43.75 boat. However, you upset the gods of the
Northern Anchor Bay, Peninsula leading into Bouvier Bay 42 40.19/82 39.44 water if you rename it.

To avoid a nautical disaster, you must

perform a "denaming" ceremony. If you

Southern Anchor Bay, in front of MacRay Harbor 42 36.64/82 47.75 don't have your own ceremony, John Vig-

Northern Anchor Bay, Outside the Baltimore Hwy. 42 37.956/82 40.733 or, a celebrated nautical writer, suggests
Bouvier Bay “Munchies Bay”, North of the N. Channel Entrance 42 39.47/82 37.52 you perform the following to release your
Lake St. Clair Sandbar, SW of Mid. Chan.Mouth - 42 33.167/82 43.088 old boat from any previous bad luck! Once
you've concluded the reading...open your
Metro Beach, Back Bay free to Anchor 42 33.55 / 82 47.43 bottle of champagne, spray some on the
Big Muscamoot Bay, West of Gull Island See map page 4 bow, then drink the rest!

“In the name of all who have
sailed aboard this ship in the
past, and in the name of all who
may sail aboard her in the fu-
ture, we invoke the ancient gods
of the wind and the sea to favor
us with their blessing today.
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