August 23, 2014 – Pentwater Wooden Boat Show

We attended a wooden boat show in

Pentwater Township Sign, Pentwater, MI - 2014-08-23
a small waterfront community 11 miles north of our campground in Silver Lake. Both the hand-built boats (some taking their owners 3-4 years to complete) and the production models were beautiful … and some brought back memories of the years growing up when our family summered on my dad’s boats on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

Holmes Hand-built Tender (2009) (10')

Holmes Hand-built Tender (2009) (10′)

Hand-built Runabout (1952) (12')

Hand-built Runabout (1952) (12′)

Century Resorter (1953) (16')

Century Resorter (1953) (16′)

Century Resorter (1968) (17')

Century Resorter (1968) (17′)

Century Sea Maid (1947) (17' 6'')

Century Sea Maid (1947) (17′ 6”)

Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout - Bow (1941) (16')

Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout – Bow (1941) (16′)

Chris Craft Custom Runabout - Stern (1940) (17')

Chris Craft Custom Runabout – Stern (1940) (17′)

Century Sea Maid (1948) (19' 6'')

Century Sea Maid (1948) (19′ 6”)

Dunphy Pickerel (1954) (1952  25 Hp Johnson Sea Horse)

Dunphy Pickerel (1954) (1952 25 Hp Johnson Sea Horse)

Chris Craft Delux Runabout - Stern (1941) (16')

Chris Craft Delux Runabout – Stern (1941) (16′)

Bluhm Norway Fishing Dinghy (2007) (3 m)

Bluhm Norway Fishing Dinghy (2007) (3 meters)

Bluhm Norway Fishing Dinghy (Bow Details)

Bluhm Norway Fishing Dinghy (Bow Details)

Bluhm Norway Fishing Dinghy (Seat Etching)

Bluhm Norway Fishing Dinghy (Seat Etching)

Chris Craft Model #19  (1940) (17'')

Chris Craft Model #19 (1940) (17”)

DN One-Class Ice Sailboat (2006)

DN One-Class Ice Sailboat (2006)

DN One-Class Ice Sailboat (2006)

DN One-Class Ice Sailboat (2006)

Dan Fischer Hand-built Cracker Box - Bow

Dan Fischer Hand-built Cracker Box – Bow

Lyman Runabout (1954) (15')

Lyman Runabout (1954) (15′)

Grand Craft Luxury Sport (1988) (24')

Grand Craft Luxury Sport (1988) (24′)

Lyman (1958) (15')

Lyman (1958) (15′)

Mirror Dinghy (1980) (10' 11'')

Mirror Dinghy (1980) (10′ 11”)

Lyman Islander (1953) (18')

Lyman Islander (1953) (18′)

Svege Norwegian Launch (1964) (23')

Svege Norwegian Launch (1964) (23′)

Tom George Hand-built Runabout (2007) (16')

Tom George Hand-built Runabout (2007) (16′)

Trawler (circa 1950s) (44')

Trawler (circa 1950s) (44′)

Sterns & McKay Cabin Cruiser (1917) (25')

Sterns & McKay Cabin Cruiser (1917) (25′)

Sterns & McKay Cabin Cruiser Cabin Hatches

Sterns & McKay Cabin Cruiser Cabin Hatches

Sterns & McKay Cabin Cruiser Helm and Fruit Basket

Sterns & McKay Cabin Cruiser Helm and Fruit Basket

On the street, we also spotted an old Model T Ford (circa 1920s).

Ford Model T (circa 1920s), Pentwater, MI - 2014-08-23 19xx Ford Hood Ornament, Pentwater, MI - 2014-08-23 19xx Ford Door Handles, Pentwater, MI - 2014-08-23

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