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SUMMARY:Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day & Wooden Boat Show
DESCRIPTION:Join the WCHM for opening day on May 24\, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm for Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day. WCHM plans to offer music\, food\, beverages\, a silent auction\, and raffle drawings throughout the day. Music will be provided by Blu Kanu & Little Way on a small stage in front of the museum. The shop in the museum will have demonstrations and displays during the day. Raffle tickets for various prizes will be sold and put in the drawing for two canvas canoes at the end of the year at the annual Canoe and Brew event.\nThe 17th annual Canoe & Wooden Boat Show will be the day’s highlight. Over twenty exhibitors are expected to display wooden boats of all shapes\, sizes\, and designs – classic and modern. There is still time to reserve a free space for the Canoe & Wooden Boat Show. Reservations for a space can be made online on the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum under “Boat Show\,” or you can request a reservation form by emailing info@wisconsincanoeheritagemusuem.org. For more information\, visit www.wisconsincanoeheritagemuseum. org/boatshow.
URL:https://spoonerchamber.org/event/wisconsin-canoe-heritage-day-wooden-boat-show/
LOCATION:Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum\, 312 N. Front St.\, Spooner\, WI\, 54801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Canoe Museum Season Opening Canoe & Wooden Boat Show
DESCRIPTION:The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner will celebrate Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day on Saturday\,\nMay 23 (Memorial Day Weekend)\, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a free public open house and the 17th\nAnnual Canoe & Wooden Boat Show. This annual event marks the museum’s season opening and features a full\nday of activities\, including access to the exhibit hall\, demonstrations in the canoe workshop\, live outdoor music\,\nfood and beverages in the beer garden\, a silent auction\, a canoe raffle\, and the popular wooden boat show.\n17th Annual Canoe & Wooden Boat Show Highlights\nThe Canoe & Wooden Boat Show remains the centerpiece of the celebration. More than 15 exhibitors are\nexpected to display wooden boats of many styles and eras—from classic heritage craft to contemporary\ndesigns—along with vintage paddling equipment and watercraft-related artifacts. Among the early confirmed\nexhibitors are Paul Klonowski of Mundelein (IL)\, presenting two Loonworks canoes built by Tom MacKenzie\, and\nThomas Knuteson of Waukesha (WI)\, displaying a 1948 Lake Snipe paired with a 1948 4.5 hp Martin outboard\nmotor.\nFeatured Guest Exhibitor: Michael Grace\nNew this year\, the boat show introduces a featured “celebrity exhibitor” program. The inaugural spotlight falls\non Michael Grace of Gray\, Georgia—a writer\, photographer\, historian\, collector\, and restorer of antique wooden\ncanoes and related ephemera. Grace will present a newly restored Racine Indian Paddler lap strake canoe\,\ncomplementing the museum’s current Wisconsin Canoe Builders exhibit. He will also discuss the specialized\ntools\, techniques\, and restoration materials he has researched and tested extensively—an area expected to\ndraw strong interest from canoe enthusiasts and restorers alike.\nSpecial Canoe Auction\nAnother highlight of the day will be an auction featuring recently donated watercraft. Items include: A 1910 Old\nTown Charles River canoe (serial #12844)\, in excellent condition and water-ready; A second full-size canoe of\nunknown origin\, ready for use; and an Old Town restoration project canoe. Additional details and photos will be\nposted on the museum website prior to the event.\nLive Music\, Food & Beer Garden\nThroughout the day\, visitors can enjoy live music and refreshments in the outdoor beer garden on the museum’s\n“back porch” stage. Featured performers include Little Way\, a Northwoods-based husband-and-wife country\nduo and Blu Kanu\, a local acoustic sibling duo performing favorites from the 1970s to today.\nFree Community Event\nThis free annual celebration welcomes visitors of all ages and interests—from paddling enthusiasts and\ncollectors to families and first-time museum guests. The event is hosted each year on the Saturday of Memorial\nDay Weekend by the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner. For event details and auction previews visit\nwww.WisconsinCanoeHeritageMuseum.org.
URL:https://spoonerchamber.org/event/canoe-museum-season-opening-canoe-wooden-boat-show/
LOCATION:Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum\, 312 N. Front St.\, Spooner\, WI\, 54801\, United States
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