{"id":48374,"date":"2013-07-18T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=48374"},"modified":"2013-07-17T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T13:34:01","slug":"antique-and-classic-boat-show-found-its-home-in-skaneateles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=48374","title":{"rendered":"Antique and Classic Boat Show Found its Home in Skaneateles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Skaneateles<\/a><\/p>\n

(Skaneateles, NY \u2013 July 2013) This year\u2019s Antique and Classic Boat Show, held\u00a0July 26 to 28\u00a0in Clift Park, will mark the 35th annual show for the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society (FLC).<\/p>\n

The show features more than 90 antique and classic boats\u2014many restored to their original condition\u2014and draws more than 10,000 visitors each year. But it wasn\u2019t always that way.<\/p>\n

At the first show, held in 1978 at Treman State Marine Park in Ithaca, 13 boats were on display.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were scattered at the ends of four finger piers. It was a quarter-mile hike to see them all,\u201d recalls FLC founding member and past president Bob Myllymaki. Just one boat hailed from out-of-state.<\/p>\n

Today, exhibitors come not only from\u00a0Central New York, but also from\u00a0New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina and Canada.\u00a0Displays range from\u00a0mahogany runabouts manufactured by Chris-Craft, Hacker and Gar Wood in the early 1900s to launches, sailboats, canoes, rowing craft and race boats.<\/p>\n

From Treman State Marine Park, at the south end of Cayuga Lake, the show moved to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal in downtown Seneca Falls, the Ithaca Yacht Club and then Emerson Park, at the north end of Owasco Lake. It also made stops in Brewerton and at the Oswego Harbor before finding a permanent home in Skaneateles in 1995.<\/p>\n

The show has stayed in Skaneateles, says Dick Sherwood, a director and past president of the chapter, because of \u201cthe excellence of the venue, where both in-the-water and land displays can be set up adjacent to each other; the strong support and organizational assistance provided by the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce; the generous and sustained support of our sponsors; and the cultural fit with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show is organized by the FLC and the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation (also known as the Skaneateles Foundation), and presented by M&T Bank.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show has become a tradition for exhibitors, families and visitors,\u201d says Susan Dove, executive director of the Skaneateles Foundation. \u201cWith children\u2019s activities, the boat parade, free concerts, historical tours\u2014and the village\u2019s many fine boutiques, galleries and restaurants\u2014there truly is something for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Judging of the boats, in 35 categories, takes place\u00a0Saturday\u00a0morning. Throughout the weekend, visitors to the show will cast their votes for the highly coveted People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Doug\u2019s Fish Fry, which will be presented at\u00a03 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

Additional highlights include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Performances by the 42nd Infantry Division Band,\u00a04 p.m. Friday; the Skaneateles Community Band,\u00a07:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday; the Syracuse Brigadiers Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps,\u00a0noon to 3 p.m. Saturday; and the Soda Ash Six,\u00a0noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A display of antique model boats by the Syracuse Model Boat Club,\u00a010 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday\u00a0and\u00a0Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A youth judging competition, sponsored by Hagerty Classic Marine Insurance to \u201cspark kids\u2019 passion for wooden boats,\u201d\u00a010 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Opportunities for children to paint their own wooden boats,\u00a011 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Guided tours by the Skaneateles Historical Society, starting at\u00a011 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday\u00a0and\u00a0Sunday. $10 per person, with proceeds benefiting the Historical Society. A 50\/50 raffle will also be offered.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A boat parade and fly-by, starting at\u00a03 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A photo-shoot and spectator cruise aboard the\u00a0Judge Ben Wiles,\u00a010 a.m. Sunday.\u00a0TheJudge\u00a0will leave from the Mid-Lakes Navigation dock in Clift Park and make a slow tour of the north end of Skaneateles Lake, while exhibiting boats make random passes and provide opportunities for action shots. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 13 accompanied by an adult. Coffee and pastries will be available; no reservations are necessary.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Raffle drawings. First prize is a $750 gift certificate from Mirbeau Inn & Spa. Additional prizes are $250 cash, a $250 Mirbeau gift certificate, dinner for two aboard the\u00a0Judge Ben Wiles, a toy wooden boat filled with lottery tickets, a $50 gift certificate from White and White Antiques & Interiors and a framed 2013 boat show poster. Tickets are $5 each, three for $10, 10 for $20.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s poster was developed from a painting by Jay Brooks, of Callicoon, N.Y., who shows at the Maresella Gallery in Skaneateles. Posters are $10 and are on sale at the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce, 22 Jordan St., and at the show.<\/p>\n

In anticipation of the show, a 1936 Thompson rowboat owned by Bill Miller and his family, of Skaneateles, is on display at M&T Bank in downtown Skaneateles.<\/p>\n

Hours are\u00a03 p.m.\u00a0to dusk\u00a0Friday, 9 a.m.\u00a0to dusk\u00a0Saturday\u00a0and\u00a08 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

For more information, go to\u00a0http:\/\/<\/a>www.skaneateles.com\u00a0<\/a>or call the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce at\u00a0(315) 685-0552.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Skaneateles, NY \u2013 July 2013) This year\u2019s Antique and Classic Boat Show, held\u00a0July 26 to 28\u00a0in Clift Park, will mark the 35th annual show for the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society (FLC). The show features more than 90 antique and classic boats\u2014many restored to their original condition\u2014and draws more than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-regional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}