The boat show at the Minneapolis Convention Center was a success, but alot of hard work because of the short notice and because it was in the winter time, necessitating getting the boats out of shortage, trailoring to and from the show, cleaning off the road grime, and rewinterizing, etc.
I talked to Carol at the Mermaid American Grill off Highway 10 in Mounds View today and she was more than willing to host a classic Glastron boat show there this summer. The times available are Sundays starting around 10 to 11 AM, or weekday evenings. There are a two car shows scheduled for this summer, but other than that, it appears open. My wife and I enjoyed a car show there after church one year ago. They can accomodate 200 cars and have 700 parking spaces. The show would be very visible from Highway 10 and we could advertise on Craigslist. They use these shows to increase business inside.
The Mermaid could help with tables, coupons, and gift certificates.
I say we should have at least 10 boats to put on a show. We would want to avoid dates close to the Red Wing annual get together.
Sounds rather simple compared to the winter boat show. The boats should already be show ready, the weather nice, everyone shows their own boat, and we get there and leave the same day.
Any interest from the group here to sponsor a summer boat show and who might be willing to display their boat? Any suggested date?