The boat’s in the showroom and the food drop-offs have just begun
Apr 25, 2024
Paris Marine is collecting donations of non-perishable food items in their showroom until June 15th. The donations will be delivered to the Yes Shelter for Youth and Families in Peterborough.
The plan is to fill the boat with donations from customers, crew and the help of the community to reach their goal and assist Peterborough’s Yes Shelter with its important work!
Oct 10, 2024 Story and photos by Dan Pickard At Rockhaven Inn on Kashe Lake, the Muskoka Fleafest (Read Part 1 here) put speed on full display at the event’s “Dogs in Fleas Race” in which drivers raced against each other with furry companions as their co-pilots. These pups either belonged to the drivers or…
Sept 26, 2024 Story and photos by Dan Pickard The shores of the Rockhaven Inn on Kashe Lake hosted this year’s Muskoka Fleafest, an event hosted by the Muskoka Seaflea organization. This event is organized every two years to showcase the craftsmanship and ingenuity of the Seaflea boat-building community. This year’s Fleafest showed a remarkable…
Aug 22, 2024 The invitation reads ‘Power Boats, Sail Boats, Fishing Boats, Canoes, Kayaks…even paddleboats.’ “We’re looking for 30 but 100 would be nice,” explains Mike Landry, organizer of the first ever raft-up in western Lake Ontario planned for Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Rain Date: September 21, 2024.) The designated raft area is between the…
August 8, 2024 By Paul Beelien The Maple Leaf Rendezvous was the event that members of Maple Leaf marinas look forward to every year. This year 32 boats assembled just north of Midland on July 18 with their first port of call being Port Rawson in Massasauga. Rafts were assembled and old friendships reacquainted, and…
Aug 8, 2024 The 21st annual Richmond Maritime Festival takes place Aug. 24–25, 2024, at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. The free, family-friendly event celebrates the history of Steveston with maritime-themed programming that spans live music, art installations, and more. Children can learn to crochet sea creatures, make origami, and encounter sea-inspired puppets like Lulu…
June 27, 2024 On Canada Day, Slegg Building Materials is again sponsoring the Build-A-Boat Challenge – supplying $250 worth of materials at noon for each of the teams of three. The challenge is to build a craft and paddles with no power tools by 4:00. Then these creative crafts are carried to the beach, launched…
By Andy Adams
Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider line. Next Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its first in-person look at Four Winns’ stunning new H9 model, the flagship of their bowrider series. But we were invited to the dealer unveiling in Charlevoix, Michigan earlier this past summer to run Hull # 2.
By Zuzana Prochazka
Dodging holiday havoc in the tropics
Getting out of town was top-of-mind as it was only November and I was already saturated with Christmas traditions – the music, the glitter, the cookies, the sales. A week in relatively remote Belize was the siren song so we booked a 45-foot catamaran with The Moorings and packed our bags.
