The Port of Toledo is happy to present its 11th Annual Wooden Boat Show the third weekend in August, August 15 & 16, 2015. Wooden boats from throughout the northwest are on display at the Port of Toledo’s Waterfront Park and Marina. The show offers a variety of free activities including maritime related informational booths, kids’ games, boat building, boat rides, and live music. The show also features local arts and crafts and food vendors, and a silent auction. This year’s theme, Sailing into the future, celebrates youth developing lifelong boating skills and encourages safe water recreation. A highlight of the annual show is Georgia Pacific’s Containerboard Contest. GP provides participants a starter kit of cardboard and a set of rules, and it is up to the amateur ship builders’ imagination and engineering skills to design a seaworthy vessel. Saturday morning the Containerboard boats are on display and visitors have a chance to vote on their favorite design until the 2:00 pm launch. The contest is to be the first to stay afloat long enough to paddle around a buoy at the end of the Depot Slough course and back to the starting line. Everyone has the opportunity to get out on the water during the Show. Check in at the Toledo Community Boathouse for a life jacket and borrow a canoe or rowboat or sign-up for a boat ride on one of the Teak Ladies. There are a number of ways to get involved in the fun. Register now to be an exhibitor or vendor or to build your own boat. And, as a free event, we always welcome sponsorships or donations of silent auction items. All forms and information are available on our website at www.portoftoledo.org, or call the Port Office at 541-336-5207 for more information.
