In the last decade, most new boaters entered the sport through the pre-owned market. Accordingly, this year the expo will include a display of used boats for the first time in its history. All the boats will be open for boarding and priced to sell, so be sure to visit early!
Sign up at the Ravenna Marine booth at the show to enter yourself into a drawing for a Glastron powerboat!
 
Many Ohio boat dealers have donated day trips on the water to be raffled off at the show. Enter to win fishing trips, sunset cruises, island runs, and sailing excursions on Lake Erie and inland waterways. Registrations forms will be available from participating exhibitors. |
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 19) the boat show will raise money for Lake Erie research by donating $1 from each ticket to the Ohio State University Sea Grant Program and Stone Laboratory. Sea Grant’s programming for the day will be highlighted by presentations from Kristen Stanford, the Lake Erie water snake researcher who was featured on an episode of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel.
Rockpoint Marina and Nautiques by Correct Craft will host four-time world champion wakeboarder Shaun Murray during the first boat show weekend and five-time X Games medalist Emily Durham on the second weekend. Visit with both of them at Rockpoint Marina at booth 870.
This small squirrel may be the biggest star of the show! See her cruise the water behind a remote controlled powerboat at the following times:
| Friday, January 16................. |
5 p.m., 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 17............. |
1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 18................ |
1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m |
| Monday, January 19.............. |
2 p.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 20.............. |
1 p.m., 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 21......... |
1 p.m., 5 p.m. |
| Thursday, January 22............. |
5 p.m., 7 p.m. |
| Friday, January 23................. |
5 p.m., 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 24.............. |
1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 25................ |
1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m |
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Providing a unique blend of Great Lakes knowledge, nautical nonsense, and musical interaction, Capt’n Willie’s show is sure to delight visitors of all ages. Children that complete activities at each station of Discount Drug Mart’s Pirate Island learning center will receive a free indoor Ferris wheel ticket!
Color Capt’t Willie
Click here to visit Capt’n Willie’s website |
Capt¢n Willie will be performing the following days and times at Discount Drug Mart's Capt'n Willie Pirate Island:
| Friday, January 16 .............. |
6 p.m., 7:30 p.m |
| Saturdays, January 17........ |
12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. |
| Sundays, January 18......... |
2 p.m., 4 p.m |
| Monday, January 19.......... |
3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. |
| Friday, January 23 .............. |
6 p.m., 7:30 p.m |
| Saturdays, January 24........ |
12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. |
| Sundays, January 25......... |
2 p.m., 4 p.m |
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Shopping on a tight budget? Be sure to check out the Discover Boating section, where exhibitors will be displaying new boats with low prices and financing packages. All packages will be set up for beginners, with some boats to be offered for less than $20,000.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be offering Canadian Border Boat Landing (I-68) Permits at the expo. An I-68 permit allows recreational boaters entering the U.S. from Canada to report arrivals by phone. To sign up, you will need to bring a government-issued identification and your passport. The cost (payable with cash or a check) is $16 for an individual or $32 for a family.
The fishing section of the expo will be centered around the Angler’s Alley stage, where top fishing instructors will offer more in-depth presentations than ever. See the speaker schedule here. |
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Everything from anchors to winch handles will be sold in this flea market-style section of the expo. Get there early, though – the best bargains don’t last long!
Always a popular spot to meet up with friends, the Put-in-Bay Pavilion will again feature full-sized replicas of South Bass Island’s Frosty Bar and Round House. Live entertainment will be offered on the weekends, along with drinks and food.!
Play cornhole at the Lake Erie Living booth to win a free subscription! Additionally, included in your expo admission is a one-year subscription to Motor Boating, Yachting, or Salt Water Sportsman. 
Wednesday, Jan. 21, will be Put-in-Bay Day, when exhibitors from South Bass Island’s famous destination town will host live music and hold contests.
The Put-in-Bay exhibitors will dress as pirates and hold pirate-themed contests on Thursday, Jan. 22. |
