Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival

Over the weekend we went to yet another of the area's fun events.  This time it was the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival in Madisonville, just about ten miles south of us, and one of the towns that make up The Northshore.  Now called home to us.




We were amazed at some of the boats we saw.  They ranged from wooden yachts, relics from the past, to handmade, backyard-made wooden boats that were designed and built by novice boat-builders who were intent on winning some kind of award for successfully navigating some kind of course, assuming their boat didn't flip over and just sink.

And the crews paraded their 'boats/floats' proudly through the streets before they were water-tested. 

Since it was all in fun, it really didn't matter much who won, and it was great entertainment for the lively crowd who came to watch.

I took a lot of photos and combined them into a little video slide show.  Take a look.

Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival

Yes, it was a lot of fun and we will be back next year.

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