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Boat Shows Spring & Fall

The 35th annual 2-Day Great Lakes there were several areas
Boating Festival helps kick off the Lake including an outdoor bar/
St. Clair area boat season May 18-19. With patio to enjoy the beauti-
the beautiful Grosse Pointe Yacht Club as its ful view while sipping on a
background, it’s a great show to see many cool beverage. Last sea-
higher end unique accessories, boats, and son too was the first time
yachts in the water. added vendors lined the
Last season, 35 boat brands from 10’ pool deck with water bike
to 80’ were represented with 73 boats in demos in the pool. This show is free to the
the water to board and tour. Besides the public, however has very
boat and marine supplies offered by a larg- limited on-site parking
er number of vendors, the Grosse (last season was $20/
Pointe Yacht Club had a BBQ car). However, there is
going with burgers & brats, Ca- a shuttle service from
ribbean style live music, and nearby Parcell’s Middle
School.
Michigan Boating In-
dustries hosts this event,
see right hand page for
more details on how to
participate as a vendor or
attendee.
Easy Quiz for water lovers
who don’t have a boat yet ...

The only thing
missing here is ..?

Lake St. Clair Metropark Boat Show
H20 LIFESTYLES - join us!
The Progressive® Metro Boat nearly a 1-mile footprint. GREAT deals at this in-water show
Show last season (each September) “Hundreds of boats and acces- September 12-15!
at the Lake St. Clair Metropark was sory displays, and boating enthusi- Recent data from the National
a big success by producer Michi- asts coming together made for four Marine Manufacturers Association
gan Boating Industries Association, fantastic days of the boat show,” reports that the total economic
exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees. said Show Manager Nicki Polan. impact of recreational boating in
Nearly 10,000 attendees strolled the The show was 20% larger, making it Michigan is a staggering $11.7 bil-
walkways of the Shore and South the largest show in 12 years! lion! This is up 82% since the same
marinas at the Metropark, spanning Find new boats and some study in 2018. There are also 45,000
jobs in the in-
dustry, up 45%
since 2018.

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