Port Sanilac Antique Boat Show, Port Sanilac Municipal Harbor.Ģ3rd annual Wooden and Classic Boat Show and Parade, Pentwater Yacht Club. White Lake Classic Boat & Car Show, Whitehall.ģ2nd annual Boats on the Boardwalk, Boardman River, downtown Traverse City.Ĥ2nd annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts, Hessel. South Arm Classics, City Marina on Lake Charlevoix/East Jordan. July 13 Lexington Antique & Classic Boat Show, Lexington Harbor, Lexington. There are 14 antique and classic boat shows scheduled during the 2019 summer season.ġ6th annual Spring Lake Vintage Boat Show at Mill Point Park, Spring Lake.Ģ7th annual Presque Isle Wooden Boat Show, Presque Isle.ģ8th Antique & Classic Boat Show, Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven.Ģ1st annual Bay Harbor Vintage Car & Boat Festival, Village at Bay Harbor.ģ4th annual “Where It All Began” Boat Show, Algonac Harbor Club, Algonac. The shows wouldn’t happen if they weren’t in Michigan.” The neat thing about Michigan is all the major boat builders were here: Chris-Craft, Gar Wood, Hacker-Craft and Century. Chris-Craft is, by far, the most popular. “They are ‘Up North’ and people say, ‘It’s what we do every summer.’ These are mostly Michigan-made boats. “These shows are family traditions,” Rogers said. Right: Tommy is a 25-foot 1948 Chris-Craft Sportsman. Left: Laura J is a 22-foot 1967 Chris-Craft Sea Skiff owned by Arnold and Marian Smith of Fenton. Boats on the Boardwalk in downtown Traverse City along the Boardman River also is extremely popular. The Hessel show draws 7,000 to 10,000 people every year, according to Rogers. “I’ll be showing my boats at the Hessel show (Les Cheneaux Antique and Wooden Boat Show) and at Boats on the Boardwalk in Traverse City, the two largest shows of the season,” Rogers said. The shows, which are open to the public, allow visitors to walk the docks and talk with owners, including those who are looking to sell. Rogers is among hundreds of antique boat enthusiasts who will display their vessels at antique and classic boat shows across Michigan this summer. They are ‘Up North’ and people say, ‘It’s what we do every summer.’ These are mostly Michigan-made boats.” “I had another 20 boats, but I fixed them and sold them.
Boat is located in Buford, Georgia.1955 22 foot Chris Craft Continental. “I will see an old boat behind a barn and talk to the owner and buy it,” Rogers said. The 19 Capri was one of Chris Crafts most popular runabout models however, there were less than 900 built from 1955-1958 making this a truly rare find. Today, he is president of the Water Wonderland chapter of the ACBS, one of two chapters in Michigan. who share his affinity for antique boats. I don’t sell things,” said Rogers, who lives in Grand Rapids and is the former president of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, a national nonprofit with approximately 8,000 members across the U.S.
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