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New Boating & Outdoor Festival K & M MARINE
at Lake St. Clair Metropark Phone: 313-533-9800

Sales • Service • Parts • Accessories

Propeller Repair • Trailer Repair

As always, we attended the annual fall boat show at Lake Shrink Wrapping • Winterizing
St. Clair Metropark in Harrison Township. The Festival takes Inside Storage • Tune-Ups

place along the Black Creek and on the surrounding grounds, with

www.kandmmarine.combeautiful views of Lake St. Clair.

2012 will be the 3rd annual Boating & Outdoor Festival

owned and produced by Michigan Boating Industries Association,

a non-profit marine trade association with more than 54 years of

quality boat show production experience and the voice of boating

in Michigan. TCeecrhtinfiiecdians
What a huge! improvement the last two years since
Michigan Boating Industries has taken over. It’s getting like the
old days again where there are lots of people (9,370 attended last

year), and lots of boats and
boating accessories. Even if

you’re not a boater yet, it’s a

fun family event with Taste Stern Drives & Outboards
Fest Food Vendors, Artist

Market, Fishing Village,

Kids Activities, Pet Adop- 14990 Telegraph (Just S. of 5 Mile)
tion, and live entertainment Redford Township 48239
for adults and kids. We

easily spent 3 hours walk-

ing around, touring boats in The 2012 Boating &

our future, talking to a big Outdoor Festival is scheduled

variety of vendors, visiting for September 20-23. Hours:

the Tiki Bars, and enjoying the live music. And the good news Thursday, Friday: Noon-8 p.m.;

too, we talked to several boat dealers who also had a great week- Saturday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.;

end while exhibiting... there were almost 130 exhibitors to see in Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

2011. Admission: Adults $9, Chil-

Besides power boats from cruisers to fishing and ski dren 12 and under free with an

boats, there were also sailboats, canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, adult. For more information and details on special attractions go

and personal watercraft on display as well as, nautical gifts, jew- to www.boatingandoutdoorfest.com or call: 800.932.2628.

elry, and apparel. Parking at the Metropark is $5 or free to those who have

If you boat in the summer and then use an ATV on the an annual pass. The Metropark offers discounted slip rental in

ice, like in the photos at left, “The Ultimate Playground” was new September for those arriving by boat. General park information

and was a huge hit offering people a hands-on, real life recreation- can be found at www.metroparks.com or 1-800-47-PARKS, or

al experience with a large track built for fun test drives. contact Lake St. Clair Metropark at 1-800-477-3172 or 810-463-4581.

evFeurnyofnoer! The park rangers had a booth
set up with all the species you
can see while hiking around the

park... including our friend
the Muskrat.

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