Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats begins with Minnehaha (above). She was ordered in 1921 from Clayton NY builder Burritt L. Wiswell by Bruce Devine’s late grandfather Stanley Livingstone Woodman, a Wolfe Island Ontario fishing & hunting guide. She worked as a guide boat from 1923 up until 1960 when she was retired & stored. Sometime around 1980, she…
Why did you join the Antique and Classic Boat Society? Some of the newest members of the Heartland Classics Chapter were asked that question. It’s a good question to ask so that as a chapter we can live up to their expectations. There is a whole list of reasons to JOIN listed on the JOIN…
Lake Ponchartrain Basin Maritime Museum has been an Associate Member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society since 2003. ACBS recognizes them with gratitude for their support of our organization. The Lake Ponchartrain Basin Maritime Museum is located in Madisonville, Louisiana. “Bringing Louisiana’s Maritime History to Life,” is the driving mission of the Lake…
Everybody loves a parade – especially when antique and classic boats are featured! Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of ACBS has an annual early morning cruise on the 4th of July. The cruise was led by the Quinn Family in a 1940 beautifully restored Chris-Craft Triple named “Patriot”. Traveling from the south end of the lake…
JOIN the Finger Lakes Chapter and you’ll be just in time for their Annual Boat Show the last full weekend in July. Historic boats, antique boats, classic boats – they’re all there at the Finger Lakes Chapter Boat Show supported by the Skaneateles Chamber of Commerce. It is a traditional summer event for great crowds…
Wasn’t it fun to pull up to the public dock in your vintage boat this holiday weekend? “Wow!” “How old is it?” “How long have you had it?” “Where did it come from?” “Is it a lot of work?” And then the stories begin: “My Uncle had one just like it…
Enjoy this Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats! Then send your boat’s picture in for one of the next Tuesday Tours. (directions below) The boat featured above is a Classic 1967 42′ Owens Aruba named Lake Affect owned by Jerry & Becky Caddell. The home port for this boat is at Shell Knob, Missouri on Table Rock Lake.…
Creativity engineered into legends – and the tradition goes on. Chris Smith, grandson of Christopher Columbus Smith who founded the Chris Craft Company, will be 90 years young on July 4, 2017. Happy Birthday, Chris Smith! Chris Smith is a member of Water Wonderland Chapter. However, many ACBS members have personally met Chris Smith…
It’s time to register for the Antique and Classic Boat Society’s Annual Meeting and International Boat Show! The 42nd Annual Meeting & 15th International Boat Show RACINE, WISCONSIN Sept. 6-9, 2017 Click 2017 Annual Week Overview to see and print. Click Lodging Options to make your Racine Reservations. Online Registration is available for members of ACBS. Or, download printable Registration Forms for…
This Festival is co-sponsored by the Mystic Seaport Museum of America and the Sea and WoodenBoat Publications, a Platinum Sponsor of ACBS. Thanks to Cynde Smith, member of the Adirondack Chapter, for sending these pictures to share with you. The Show opened with a squall moving through on Friday morning but it didn’t last long and it…
Oh, the things you could learn at our featured ACBS Associate Member of the Week. The Great Lakes Boat Building School is “housed in an impressive 12,000 square-foot waterfront facility, east of the Mackinac Bridge along the northern shore of Lake Huron in the Les Cheneaux Islands. These thirty-six islands provide sheltered channels and bays…
In only its sixth year, the Whitefish Woody Weekend has become one of the premier classic boat events, attracting award-winning classic wood boats from all across the Pacific Northwest, and one of the signature summer events in Whitefish, Montana. This Big Sky Chapter event featured 38 classic wood boats representing six ACBS Chapters from Montana, Idaho,…