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Legacy of the Lakes Boat Show
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People from all over the Upper Midwest will display their boats at Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center on Lake Darling during the Legacy of the Lakes Boat Show on Friday and Saturday, July 9-10, as it heads back to the water.
Old canoes, fishing boats, outboards or inboards, family or prize-winning showboats and classic boats are welcome in any condition.
A large variety of watercraft will be shown on land and in the water at this year’s event, so come for the memories and the fun. This show is a celebration of summer and a great showcase of Alexandria’s lake history.
Admission to the boat show is free to the public and Arrowwood will have lunch and refreshments available on the grounds.
Events scheduled for Saturday, July 10 include a land and water showing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact the museum for more information about the boat show at (320) 759-1114 or send an email to museum@legacyofthelakes.org
LEGACY OF THE LAKES BOAT SHOW EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 9 1 p.m., Chain of Lakes Cruise
Boats will meet at the Deck
Bar & Grill at Arrowwood
Resort. The cruise will leave from Arrowwood and travel around Lakes Darling, Carlos, and Le Homme Dieu, lasting approximately 2 hours. 6:30 p.m., Music in the
Gardens Enjoy an evening of live music in the Legacy
Gardens. Tickets are $20 for Garwood Seating ($10 museum members) and $10 for Grasslands Seating ($5 museum members). Kids 17 and younger are free. SATURDAY, JULY 10 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Boat/Car Show Classic boat displays on land and in water, along with different vendors and classic cars 2:30 p.m., Awards Presentation
Awarding of the President’s
Award, Skipper’s Award and the People’s Choice Award 3 p.m., Closing Fly-by The captains bid farewell with a final run by Arrowwood
Resort ACTIVITIES DURING THE BOAT SHOW Free Stella rides Pop-up musem Tent talks at the museum There is only one: Chris-Craft Plank by plank: Clinker-built boats On the pontoon 100 years of Resorters
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Built to serve as a public place for celebration or a quiet place for private reflection and healing, the new Veterveterans, past and present, dating back to the Declaration of Independence. To date, more than 7,000 names have been compiled, with VETERANS PARK memorial ans Memorial Park honors veterans nearly 3,000 still living in the county. of all branches of the United States Armed Forces. DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS
Located where the former City of Granite tablets honoring all Alexandria’s Legion Park once stood, donors who contributed over $200. Veterans Memorial Park, which is A single granite tablet honoring slated to be dedicated on July 4, is veterans of Alexandria Industries. a beautiful landmark and a source Engravings in granite on the of contemplation and inspiration for base of the Liberty Bell list “freedom, all visitors. honor, justice, liberty and peace.” This park is the dream child of a group of veterans and has been built through the donations from individuals and organizations, and grants. The focal point of the memorial is a life-size granite replica of the The motto, “Let No Veteran Be Forgotten,” is affixed to the Veterans Wall of Honor. Special bronze plaques honor John Wedum, Terence Kjos, veterans of Douglas Machine, and combat veterans. Liberty Bell standing in the middle A granite tablet honors Special of a 60-foot-wide pentagon star rep- Combatants, acknowledging names resenting the five main branches of of local veterans exposed to extraorthe Department of Defense. The bell dinary hardships while defending the and base are about 9 feet tall, about country. 6-1/2 feet in diameter and weighing Granite benches recognizing 40,000 pounds. individual veterans – Dorothy Lee, Nine flagpoles display the flags of the United States of America, POWMIA, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and the Minnesota flag. Standing in the park are stone memorials containing the names of Joe Koopman, Leander Hens, Louis Grosenick, Virgil Batesole, Warren Gust and sons of Gust. A Veterans Wall of Honor includes seven 24-inch bronze service insignias: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard and Merchant Marine. Veterans Memorial Park is located at the corner of Broadway and Eighth Avenue.
