BOAT PARADE RESULTS – 2018
At 10:15 our lakes were windy, cool with rain threatening. Most were nervous about yet another challenging day of parade weather. Fifteen minutes later the sun was bright, winds calm, and no rain. One of the best parade days in a decade or more! Melissa started with three boats but quickly grew to 25. And there were problems with the sound system, but everything else worked.
Melissa had competition for the parade with seasoned participants that are hard to beat. Once again the Swenson family on Dakotah Beach won best decorated pontoon with “‘Rockin’ the prehistoric 4th “ with a couple Wilma’s, Pebbles, BamBam, Dino and the gang.
The Hawaii Theme Pontoon was 2nd and The adorable Bubbles and Rubber Duckie certainly deserves honorable mention.
The ever coordinated Feder clan won the judges over for first for shore decorating and enthusiasm.
The Tupa family and an unidentified family tied for 2nd.
Sallie’s competition was spirited as always. The Okeson crew came in first in the boat parade with a MASH hospital theme.
Tied for second were the Michaelson crew with their ice cream truck and the Hatle crew with Queen Sallie beauty pageant float.
The Tool/Ferguson family on Fairhaven Beach won the shore decoration trophy with the Leverson family on Pebble Beach coming in second.
We want to give a special thanks to the judges who work hard to make the parade a success. We deeply appreciate your input and continue to ask for volunteers to help in future years. And to all the participants on and off the water – GREAT JOB, LOTS OF FUN!!
FOUND – BLUE KAYAK, McDonough Beach, Lake Sallie
A blue kayak washed up on our shore and is one our beach. Kathy Score NOTE: this happened several days ago, so it may already have been claimed. We normally do not send emails specifically for lost watercraft. MelSal assumes the owners will logically search the beaches nearby, taking into account the wind directions when watercraft were lost. With proposed new system for emails, it may be possible to more easily post such notices in a timely manner.
ASSOCIATION FEES DUE NOW
Attached are the forms to pay your fees and update Contact Information. These 2018 fees are past due!
PHOTOS OF BOAT PARADE AWARD WINNERS
If the winners of the trophies the this year’s boat parade would like to have a photo of their boat/beach included in upcoming newsletters, please email a computer file to me, with your name. Only computer (jpg or pdf) files will be accepted.