Skaneateles Plays Host to Antique and Classic Boat Show July 24-26, 2009

Scores of gleaming wooden boats—lovingly preserved or restored—line the pier, recalling a bygone era. Lake waters glisten. Families stroll Clift Park, enjoying the strains of the Soda Ash Six. It must be Skaneateles in July.
 
The 31st annual Antique and Classic Boat Show, organized by the Finger Lakes Chapter (FLC) of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce, sails into town July 24-26.
 
Upwards of 80 boats are expected from across the United States and Canada. They will be displayed in the water and on land, and may be viewed by the public Friday from 3 p.m. to dusk, Saturday from 9 a.m. to dusk and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
Highlights of the event, all of which are free, include:
 
€ Boat parade and fly-by, Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
€ Music in the Park, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. Bone and Doolittle will perform on Saturday; the Soda Ash Six, on Sunday.
 
€ Presentation of the People’s Choice Award, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The name of this year’s recipient will be engraved on a brass plaque that will be mounted—along with plaques recognizing the previous recipients—below a half-hull model of a Thousand Islands One-Design launch built by DeWitt resident Anthony Mollica Jr. The model, brass plaques, and a history of the Thousand Islands One-Design launch will be on permanent display at Doug’s Fish Fry in Skaneateles, sponsor of the award.
 
Historic village tours, children’s activities, displays of model boats and raffle giveaways will take place throughout the weekend.
 
Leading up to the event, antique boats will be on display in the downtown Syracuse and Skaneateles branches of M&T Bank, and an 1895 Adirondack Guide Boat owned by Skaneateles resident Steve White and DeWitt resident Craig Benson will be on display at the 50th Annual Antique and Craft Show sponsored by the United Methodist Church (July 10 and 11 at the Austin Park Pavilion). Additionally, a poster developed by Skaneateles artist Steve Ryan, featuring a photo from last year’s show taken by Skaneateles resident Stu Lisson, will adorn storefronts throughout the village and locations throughout the state.
 
As in past years, the event is expected to draw more than 10,000 visitors.
 
M&T Bank is the official sponsor of the 31st annual Antique and Classic Boat Show. Contributing sponsors include the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce, the Sherwood Inn and Hagerty Collector Boat Insurance. Media sponsors include Time Warner Cable, WRVO-FM, Scotsman Press and Group M Communications.
 
For more information on the Antique and Classic Boat Show, go to http://www.skaneateles.com or call the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce at 315-685-0552.
 
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Sidebar:

The FLC’s Antique and Classic Boat Show has won acclaim far beyond the shores of Skaneateles Lake: Last year’s show is prominently featured in an eight-page photo spread in the May/June issue of Classic Boating magazine.
 
Photos and essays appear on:
 
€ “My La$t Desire,” a Hacker Craft Custom owned by Bill and Bayne Gregory of Skaneateles
 
€ “Elizabeth Ellen,” a Fay & Bowen launch owned by Dick and Cynthia Sherwood of Webster
 
€ “Wanted,” a Hacker Craft owned by “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh
 
€ “Double Ender,” a steam launch owned by Steve Shehadi and Lucia Eckles of Skaneateles
 
€ “Hours & Ours,” a Chris-Craft owned by John Broschard III of Hershey, Pa., winner of the 2008 People’s Choice Award
 
€ “The Laker,” a Century owned by Janice Miller of Moravia
 
€ “Anna Belle,” a Penn Yan owned by Dave Blum of Bergen
 
€ A Higgins Sport Speedster owned by Howard and Lynne Hopson of Kingston, Pa.
 
€ “Barbara S. Wiles” and “Judge Ben Wiles,” commercial tour boats owned by Mid-Lakes Navigation Co. of Skaneateles
 
€ “Le Baron,” a Century owned by Bill and Susan Kiesel of Sauquoit
 
€ “Trey’s Knot,” a Chris-Craft owned by Brad Wirth of Skaneateles
 
€ “Songbird,” a Century owned by Jack Gifford of DeWitt
 
€ “Remarkable,” a Larson owned by Gary Jay of Rochester
 
€ “Emerald Cut,” a Chris-Craft owned by Michael and Elaine Sherwood Jakubowski of Rochester
 
€ “Oh Brother,” a Penn Yan owned by John Callahan of Minoa

Salt City Winter Antique Show
Hours:

10:00am-5:00pm
Description:
250 Quality antique dealers selling antiques and collectibles from the 18th, 19th & 20th centuries with fine arts appraisals available at “Appraisal Alley.”
Website:
www.bouckvilleantiqueshows.com

Building:
Americraft Center of Progress
Phone:
315-824-2462
Friday, January 16 to Sunday, January 18 2009

The 24th annual Salt City Winter Antiques Show will feature WorthPoint informal and formal evaluations. WorthPoint is a leading online source for information about art, antiques and collectibles. Attendees can bring items to the show for free evaluations using WorthPoint’s extensive database. Formal evaluations with WorthPoint’s Worthologist experts are also available for a small fee of $9.95.

In addition to its database and rapidly growing online community, WorthPoint provides access to the commentaries, opinions and valuations by experienced professionals. The WorthPoint Web site (www.worthpoint.com) also includes members’ classified ads, auctions and events. The WorthPoint booth can be found at Annex 1.

October 25 to October 26  2008
Salt City Autumn Antique Show 
Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm
Description: The spirit of the Madison-Bouckville Outdoor Antiques Show carries over into the fall inside where over 275 selected dealers cover thousands of square feet of floor space.
 
Website: www.bouckvilleantiqueshows.com
Price: Adults $6.00, $7.00 VIP Weekend Pass provides admission both days, children under 12 free 
Building: Americraft Center of Progress 
Phone:  315-824-2462
New York State Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, NY 13209

P: 800.475.FAIR or 315.487.7711
F: 315.487.9260

Skaneateles Welcomes Antique and Classic Boat Show During Fun-Filled Weekend, July 25-27, 2008

From antique and classic boats, to polo and opera, to blues and barbecue—Skaneateles has it all during the last weekend of July.

Antique and Classic Boat Show – July 25-27

The Antique and Classic Boat Show, hosted by the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Finger Lakes Chapter (FLC) of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with displays on water and land (in Clift Park), musical entertainment, and activities for the entire family.

Among the land displays will be one depicting a slice-of-life from the early 1940s, when the boats were popular.

The backdrop of the display—created by FLC member Arnie Rubenstein—is an 8-foot-square photo of the Skaneateles Boat Co. and its staff members, marking production of the 1,000th Comet sailboat. A workbench in front of the photo contains a 1941 telephone, a 1941 radio and a mannequin dressed as one of the boat company’s craftsmen. Visitors who pick up the phone will hear gossip about costs of the day. The radio station will be “tuned” to five channels—one with a recording of the news bulletin announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor, two with period music, and two with old radio shows. The display will be on view in the lobby of M&T Bank, 33 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles, for a few weeks prior to the show. Following the show, it will be donated to the Skaneateles Historical Society.

This year’s boat show poster—featuring Lightning sailboats and a 1930s-vintage Chris-Craft Runabout—was developed around a watercolor painting by Rochester artist Paul Allen Taylor. Taylor is a self-taught painter whose seascapes and landscapes have won acclaim for their bold, clean colors and impressionistic style. Copies of the poster will be sold at the Lightning Regatta (July 4-6 at the Skaneateles Country Club) and the Antique and Classic Boat Show; in addition, Taylor will autograph copies at Mid-Lakes Navigation during the July 4 First Friday art night. The original painting will be sold through silent auction, with a $700 reserve.

The show gets under way Friday afternoon, with the local Sea Scouts announcing the arrival of each exhibiting boat with a bosun’s pipe. Additional highlights of the show include the parade of boats (Saturday at 3 p.m.), historical village tours, children’s activities, and displays by the Syracuse Model Boat Club.
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