Here
are a few photos of the Antique Boat Parade
(some participants
may be missing)
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Historic Lake
of Bays Steamboat, the Bigwin, celebrates 2nd Annual
Restoration Fundraising Event
The Friends
of the Bigwin and the Lake of Bays Navigation Historical
Society are hosting an event to celebrate the 2nd
annual Dorset Wooden Boat Parade festivities, in support
of the restoration of the Bigwin Steamboat. This event
takes place in Dorset on July 5, 2003, and will include
live music and fun for all ages. Free for everyone.
The afternoon's festivities will conclude with the
Wooden Boat Parade featuring a float-by display of
historical and antique wooden boats from the Lake
of Bays area.
The Lake of Bays Navigation
Historical Society is restoring the Bigwin Steamboat.
The 2nd annual event will help raise funds for the
historical restoration initiative, to return the Bigwin
to its original 1910 condition. Visitors to Dorset
will be able to follow the progress of the restoration
onsite at the Dorset Pier, or on this site www.BigwinSteamboat.com
When the restoration is completed
and the Bigwin floats again, visitors to the area
will be able to re-live a time in the early 1900's
when the world's elite traveled and experienced the
beauty of the Lake of Bays aboard majestic wooden
steamships. The Bigwin is the last of the original
fleet of these steam ferryboats. This restoration
project will return a precious part of our long lost
heritage to the residents and visitors to Lake of
Bays.
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