2025 Georgetown Wooden Boat Show By Walter and Jane Hardin Georgetown, South Carolina was founded in 1729 and is the third oldest city on the water in SC behind Charleston and Beaufort. About 36 years ago, Maritime Museum leaders launched the first Wooden Boat Show to help revitalize the historic downtown waterfront. Being a coastal…
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Lake Lure’s recovery continues positively! My greetings to everyone, This is the 4th in a series of Blue Ridge Chapter updates on the recovery of Lake Lure from Hurricane Helene. This visit was on day 345 of the storm response process, and it’s amazing that over 1 million cubic yards of debris has been removed…
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The ACBS to participate in the AMERICA’S RIVER ROOTS FESTIVAL Cincinnati, Ohio October 9-12, 2025 This is a signature event to kickoff America’s 250th Celebration taking place on the Cincinnati, Covington and Newport riverfronts. This promises to be a truly amazing experience featuring nine stunning riverboats, the beautiful riverfront, wonderful music, delicious cuisine and a historical glimpse…
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Lake Lure Trailer Show and Lake Lure Recovery Update…….. My greetings to everyone as we are enjoying the summer season, and I hope that you experienced a wonderful Fourth of July celebration with family and friends! This is a longer update to share and I appreciate your time to read through and visit the different…
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Showtime at Lake Greenwood…….. It was a pleasure to share time together at Lake Greenwood on May 16 and 17. Our sincere thank you to Art Swanson as the host of the Show, and for all his organizing efforts and advanced planning! We had several early arrivals on Thursday and then donuts to greet those…
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Rain Rain Go Away………. As kids we have all sung that song in hopes of a sunny day. Most of the time the rain came anyway, but for Hartwell Rendezvous the song worked. All week the weather forecaster was predicting rain on both Friday and Saturday. Thursday night he said it would rain at three…
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By joining the Pre or Post St. Johns River Cruise you will experience the best week you can have with your boat. For four days with the Pre Cruise or five days with the Post Cruise explore the over 200 miles of the Old Florida on the St. Johns River. The cruises occur before or…
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It was both enjoyable and a sincere pleasure to attend the Lavonia Boat Show on Main Street again this year! The cloudy morning gave way to a very nice day with music throughout. This year we displayed our boats and spent time with many individuals, couples and families coming through. Gary Fesperman always does a…
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Lake Greenwood Boat Show Update…. Join us for a celebration of craftsmanship and tradition as we welcome everyone to Lake Greenwood, South Carolina on May 16-17, 2025……. My Greetings to all, and the spring and early summer seasons will be here soon! We look forward to bringing our members, boating enthusiasts, the public, and…
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My Holiday Season’s greetings and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and New Year to come! May I please share with you that the community of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure opened their arms on December 14th to show how the recovery process is progressing. What a special moment this was! The activities were centered…
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