Events

On Friday, June 21, two tugs will be formally christened at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio. The first tug to be christened is the Museum…

The Antique Boat Museum’s Education Department has released the summer event schedule and it’s jam-packed! Week-long sessions of beginner sailing (for those under 12 years old) and two-week long sessions…

Mark your calendars for July 25–28, 2019; you don’t want to miss Oswego, New York’s largest festival, Harborfest. This four-day event typically draws around 75,000 attendees and offers 50 different…

The 2019 Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta series will take place this weekend, June 7-9, at the Chicago Yacht Club. The race launches Lake Michigan’s racing season…

Join the Friends of the St. Clair River for the Blue Water Sturgeon Festival June 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Gratiot Light Station Park in Port…

To kick off the boating season with safety in mind, the National Safe Boating Council and its partners are promoting National Safe Boating Week (May 18-24). In 2017, 658 boating-related…

The 18th annual Women’s Sailing Conference will take place June 1 at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The event is spearheaded by the National Women’s Sailing Association. Workshops,…

Need to brush up on your boating skills? BoatUS is partnering with Freedom Boat Club Chicago to offer two powerboat classes in June. Visit Freedom Boat Club Chicago’s Montrose Harbor…

The deadline to register for the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race is June 4 and organizers of the July 20 event are working to “keep it safe, keep it fun,…

The Great Lakes has a new boat show! Mark your calendars for the inaugural Lake Michigan In-Water Boat Show on June 21-23, held at Manitowoc Marina in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Open…