Water Wonderland Chapter

1st Quarter 2025 ACBS WWC Planning Meeting
2025-01-18 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Reagan Marketing and Design, 912 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States

WWC ACBS Fall Luncheon at USS Silversides Museum
2024-11-02 11:00 - 15:00 | USS Sliversides Museum, 346 Bluff St, Muskegon, MI, 49441, United States
As summer winds down, it’s the perfect time to come together and enjoy a fun, social day before the holiday season begins! We’ve planned an exciting event at the USS Silversides Museum on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The WWC of ACBS is offering FREE Museum Admission and self-guided submarine tours for all members. After exploring the museum, we’ll gather for a luncheon, a presentation on the recent Keweenaw Cruise, and our 4th Quarter Business Meeting. We’ll also hold a silent auction to support our Youth Boat Building initiative.
Please use this link to sign up. You have the option to pay online or at the event, but you must sign up through the link to receive a Free Museum Admission ticket : Reserve Your Ticket Here
We’ve scheduled this as a midday event to accommodate members traveling from longer distances, making it easier for those who prefer not to book a hotel room. We truly hope you’ll join us for this special occasion!
During the 4th Quarter Business Meeting, we’ll also be voting on incoming directors. We have a fantastic slate of active, engaged members who have expressed interest in filling vacancies. However, if you or someone you know would like to be considered, please notify us by Friday, October 18th, so we can include your name in the election process. You can contact Brian Mortimore at bmortimore@kdl.org.

Cruise the Keweenaw Waterway in Northern Michigan
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-17 | Houghton, Roscommon County, MI, United States

Pre-Event - Outing on Lake Michigan Chartered Party Barge with the Century Boat Club
2024-09-13 | Manistee, Michigan, Manistee, MI, United States

ACBS International Boat Show
2024-09-11 - 2024-09-14

Cruise Minnesota Lakes
2024-09-09 - 2024-09-11

48th Annual Real Runabouts Rendezvous
2024-09-06 - 2024-09-07 | Spring Park, Lake Minnetonka, MN, Lake Minnetonka, MN, United States
Cruise Friday, Show on Saturday

Caravan from Michigan to Minnesota and back through the Upper Peninsula and cruise the Keewanau Waterway at Houghton Michigan
2024-09-03 08:00 - 2024-09-17 17:00

Douglas Lake Cruise and Social at DL Bar and Grill - dockside
2024-08-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Douglas Lake, Cheboygan County, MI, United States
Douglas Lake Cruise and Social at DL Bar and Grill – dockside – cruise at noon – lunch at 1:00pm Douglas Lake Grill/Inn – reservations required

Club Social - Les Cheneaux Distillers
2024-08-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Les Cheneaux Distillers, 172 S Meridian St, cedarville, MI, 49719, United States
RSVP Required

Lake Leelanau Rendezvous
2024-08-02 | Lake Leelanau, Leland, MI, United States

Bear Lake Days - Land Display/Cruise/and more
2024-07-12 - 2024-07-13 | Bear Lake

Devil's Lake Boat Show & Cruise
2024-06-29 | Manitou Beach, Manitou Beach, MI, United States

Bay Harbor Boat Show
2024-06-22 | Bay Harbor, Petoskey, MI, United States

Boats at the Barns at the Gilmore
2024-05-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Corners, MI, 49060, United States
Before the boats hit the water they’ll make a splash at the Gilmore Car Museum! Open to all types, styles and sizes with a focus on antique & classic boats and outboard motors – wooden, metal and fiberglass.
Show off your pride and joy, project restoration or barn find – if it’s 25 years or older, we want to see it!
Click here for the registration form.

Pecina Boat Collection
2024-04-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Leesburg, Indiana, 4640 Indiana Hwy 13, Leesburg, IN, United States
Welcome all Century Boat Club Members & Water Wonderland Members!
BBQ Lunch at Noon
60 Boats on Display
Arabians 1955 – 1971 complete
Coronados
Century Barrel Backs
Donzi
Boston Whaler
Chris Craft
Correct Craft
Outboard Motors
Boats for Sale
Water Ready:
3 – Century Coronado FGL
2 – Century Resorters FGL
Boats/Parts for Sale
1955 Coronado
Century Project Boats
Used engine parts
Used boat parts

Open House for Loon at Eldean Shipyard
2024-04-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Eldean Shipyard, 2223 S Shore Dr, Macatawa, MI, 49434, United States
Gary Cunningham and Mark Gelders will host an open house at the Eldean Shipyard in Holland on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 10:00 am to Noon. Loon is a 1949 Hinckley 34 SW sailboat that has never seen salt water and is one of only two such boats to have a full teak deck. She is made of nothing but wood – 8 tons of white oak, mahogany, teak and sitka spruce. Please come check her out! For details and RSVP, contact Gary Cunningham at: ghcunningham@comcast.net Thank you Gary and Mark for hosting this event for our membership!

ACBS International Boat Show
2023-09-10 - 2023-09-16 | Bay Harbor, Petoskey, MI, United States

Port Huron "Boat the Blue" Boat Show
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-09 | Port Huron, Port Huron, MI, United States

Quarterly Membership Meeting
2023-08-10 16:30 - 22:00 | Snows Bar and Grill, 1187 S Park Ave, Cedarville, MI, 49719, United States

Holland - Macatawa Cruise
2023-07-13 16:00 - 20:00 | Holland, Mi, Holland, MI, United States
Cruise, launch at 4, at Holland Boat Launch just west of the Restaurant, with the cruise starts at 4:30 and will be lead by WWC member Donald Swierenga. $7 launch permits can be obtained from the kiosk by the ramp and placed on your tow vehicle’s windshield. The ramp is hard surface and water depth 2 1/2 – 3 feet. There is plenty of upper and lower boat/trailer parking near the launch site. Once you launch, you can either water-loiter, awaiting the group, or temporarily tie up at the Kollen Park docks adjacent to the ramp. We will travel counterclockwise around the lake. There are lots of luxury homes to view. As with all boating, avoid water areas that proceed from tips of land that are pointed out like a peninsula due to shallow water. This is particularly true of the east side of Pine Creek Bay, deep into the east side of Pine Creek Bay and on the east side of Big Bay. The no wake zones around the lake are clearly identified with white markers. The most notable change is no wake for ALL vessel sizes in the Central Park Narrows. Cruise will take approximately 1.5 hours. Our suggestion is to recover your boat after the cruise, park your vehicle boat/trailer combination in one of the two Kollen Park boat parking lots, and then walk the block and a half to Boatwerks. If it’s a nice day and you would like to take a Lake Michigan sunset cruise on your own after dinner, there is dock parking both by the Kollen Park launch site and also at the Boatwerks Restaurant. We will likely be seated in small tables at the restaurant. The outdoor patio is nice. In prior years there were no group reservations available.

If inclement weather, there will be no alternate date.

Please RSVP to David Irvine, Cruise Coordinator at jirvine123@yahoo.com so we know to expect you for the cruise. Or if you have questions, call 269-664-5274/leave a voicemail.
Boat Launch:
https://www.cityofholland.com/…/Kollen-Park-Boat-Launch-27
Boatwerks Restaurant:
https://boatwerksrestaurant.com/

South Arm Classic
2023-07-08 | East Jordan, MI, East Jordon, MI, United States

Devil's Lake - non-judged show & cruise
2023-07-08 | Devil’s Lake, Devil's Lake, MI, United States

RETRO RECREATION: Vintage Boats and Travel Trailers!
2023-05-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Corners, MI, 49060, United States
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 9 am to 4 pm the Gilmore Car Museum will again hold a Vintage Boat and Travel Trailer Rally. Preregistration is STRONGLY encouraged. Cost will be $20 per boat and admission for two attendees. There will also be a “Corks and Crafts” event with a separate charge, featuring craft beer, wine and spirits from around Michigan. Weather permitting, an after-event cruise, separate from the Gilmore event, held at Gull Lake just five minutes south of the museum. Please email David Irvine, Water Wonderland Chapter, Antique & Classic Boat Society at jirvine123@yahoo.com with your name, boat make/model/length/year, and approximate number of people participating in the cruise. Information on both can be found in the “events” section of our Water Wonderland Facebook site:
For 5/13/23 show, click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/821930922447905
For information on the Gilmore Car Museum, Winter Lecture Series, and preregistering for the show at the Gilmore Car Museum, go to:
https://gilmorecarmuseum.org/

Quarterly Membership Meeting and Luncheon @ Vintage Boat and Travel Trailer Rally [Gilmore]
2023-05-13 | Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Corners, MI, 49060, United States

RETRO RECREATION: Vintage Boats and Travel Trailers!
2023-03-19 14:00 | Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Corners, MI, 49060, United States
On March 19, 2023, at 2 pm, a lecture on “RETRO RECREATION: Vintage Boats and Travel Trailers!” will be given by David Irvine, Director, Water Wonderland Chapter, ACBS at the Gilmore Car Museum. Also of interest, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 9 am to 4 pm the Gilmore Car Museum will again hold a Vintage Boat and Travel Trailer Rally. Preregistration is STRONGLY encouraged. Cost will be $20 per boat and admission for two attendees. There will also be a “Corks and Crafts” event with a separate charge, featuring craft beer, wine and spirits from around Michigan. Weather permitting, an after-event cruise, separate from the Gilmore event, held at Gull Lake just five minutes south of the museum. Please email David Irvine, Water Wonderland Chapter, Antique & Classic Boat Society at jirvine123@yahoo.com with your name, boat make/model/length/year, and approximate number of people participating in the cruise. Information on both can be found in the “events” section of our Water Wonderland Facebook site:
For 3/19/23 lecture, click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1158426834790559
For 5/13/23 show, click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/821930922447905
For information on the Gilmore Car Museum, Winter Lecture Series, and preregistering for the show at the Gilmore Car Museum, go to:
https://gilmorecarmuseum.org/

Grand Rapids Boat Show
2023-02-15 - 2023-02-19 | Devos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
An impressive display of wooden boats, presented by the Water Wonderland Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society, will once again be on display at the Boat Show. Members of the Water Wonderland Chapter will be on-hand to answer questions and share stories from days gone by.

Annual Business Planning Meeting
2023-01-14 09:00 - 14:00 | Kent District Library Meeting Center, 814 West River Center , Comstock Park, MI, United States

Fall Dinner and Meeting
2022-11-04 06:00 - 20:00 | Kent District Library Meeting Center, 814 West River Center , Comstock Park, MI, United States
Friday, November 4th
Kent District Library Meeting Center
814 West River Center
Comstock Park
Cocktail hour 6-7
Dinner and Presentation 7-8
Board Meeting as we can fit it in…
Stay and visit until Brian has to kick us out.

Click here for the registration.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/water-wonderland-chapter-2022-fall-dinner-tickets-446570262677

Non Powered Boat Rendezvous
2022-10-08
