As the 2024 ACBS Vintage Boat Week enters its final day, it is only right to reflect on what a week its been. The boats, the folks, the rides, the smiles… The Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter has offered the best that Northern Minnesota and all of these beautiful waterways have to offer.
Enjoy this sneak peak photo diary and stay tuned for the next Weekly Web Watch when we announce the award winners! And for more photos and videos from this week’s events, including a presentation by the Brainerd Ski Loons and a beautiful reception at the Bar Harbor Supper Club, follow ACBS on social media @ACBSBoats!
Pre-Event fun at Lake Minnetonka and Whitefish Lake.
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- Rob Bilger’s 1989 Hacker Craft replica, Unavailable, first to the docks at Moonlight Bay.
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- A 1963 Thompson Breakers owned by Andreas Jordahl Rhude
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- Miller High Life, a 1955 Century Coronado owned by Roger Miller is photographed from a very rare 1940 Chris-Craft Double Barrel Back Utility owned Mark and Laurie Yahn. Look at those blood orange stripes!
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- Great fun aboard Jeff Peterson’s 1969 Riva Aquarama at the Whitefish pre-event.
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- And they’re off! The pre-event cruise from Moonlight Bay through the Whitefish Chain of Lakes.
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- The docks at the Lake Minnetonka pre-event (Photo credit: Bob Boardman).
Dave Bortner at the helm of Shooting Star, Rob Lyon’s 1938 Hacker Craft Triple Cockpit Runabout (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
A beautiful evening at Fort Mahogany.
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- The coveted Fort Mahogany entry ticket (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
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- John Allen’s The Hornet II, a 1939 Gar Wood, delivered to Henry Kaiser in Lake Tahoe. Later modified by Hughes Aircraft to include the polished aluminum deck and tail fin (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
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- Rob Cassell and John Maddox reflected in a Sterling Petrel engine at John Allen’s Fort Mahogany (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
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- Fort Mahogany houses an extensive collection of antique and classic cars, including this Auburn (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
Just a fraction of the beautiful collection at John Allen’s Fort Mahogany (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
Legacy of the Lakes Museum
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- Terry Fiest shows ACBS members photos of Duchess, a boat he restored that is now part of the Legacy of the Lakes Museum collection.
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- One of the many Larson Boats, manufactured in Little Falls, Minnesota and on display at the Legacy of the Lakes Museum.
Cruising on Gull Lake
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- Lisa Robinson at the helm of Class of ’69 with husband, Lindy, and Seth Vore, ACBS Social Media Manager (photo credit: Rob Cassell).
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- Shooting Star cruising portside of ABM’s Flat Top on Gull Lake (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
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- Flat Top on Gull Lake (Photo credit: Rob Cassell).
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- Aren’t historic launches a sight to behold?
Just some of the beautiful boats at the 2024 ACBS Vintage Boat Week
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- Miss Manuellla, a 2017 Glen L Kit Hydroplane built by Brad Ernst and son Blake.
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- 1972 Chris-Craft XK19 owned by Shannon and Scott Knight.
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- Tally-Ho, a homebuilt crackerbox raceboat owned by Peter Byrnes.
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- Stella, an unrestored 1895 St. Lawrence Skiff owned by Jeff Stebbins.
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- Miss America IX, a 1930 Gar Wood owned by Lee Anderson.
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- Is that an ACBS Rudder we see in Mark Christensen’s 1960 Chris-Craft Sea Skiff, Flying Pig?
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- Teaser, John & Becky Allen’s 1924 Henry B. Nevins Custom and its Wright 12 650 hp engine.
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- Falcon, a 1960 John Hacker design gentleman’s racer owned by Scott Dunsmoor.
A night to remember at Lee Anderson’s
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- Rebecca Hopfinger, Antique Boat Museum Executive Director and Lee Anderson present John Allen with an ABM Hall of Fame induction award.
