For anyone who loves wooden boats, Mystic Seaport is the place to be this weekend. Starting Friday and running through the weekend, the 21st Annual WoodenBoat Show will feature a fleet of beautiful wooden boats of all shapes and sizes as well as a wide range of activities, including Family BoatBuilding, where families get together to build boats from kits during the show. There will also be wooden boat and ship building demonstrations, films, and an “I Built It Myself” showcase and contest. The event is hosted by Mystic Seaport and produced and presented by Wooden Boat magazine. Click here to download the boatshow directory. And if you aren’t a lover of wooden boats, a visit to Mystic this weekend just might change that.
We caught a wooden boat festival a few years ago on the upper Olympic Peninsula here in Washington. It is just incredible to see the craftsmanship that goes into boats of every size and description, including some amazing restorations.
If you can work one of the many festivals into your schedule this summer you will not be disappointed….