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2018 Lake St. Louis Boat Parade/Show
This is our most exciting annual event - do not miss out !! 2018 Lake St. Louis Boat Show article April 10, 2018 Press Release Mississippi Valley ACBS Take a trip back in time with us as gleaming mahogany antique boats and zippy classic fiberglass runabouts take to the water for the fifth annual Lake St. [...]
Come help us beat Cabin Fever…
Quincy Annual January Swap Meet Coming Saturday, Jan. 27th, 2018 9am to ? Come help us beat cabin fever by buying/selling/swapping outboard and boat parts... We might even swap a few boat stories also... Serving smoked pull pork at noon Come join us at Todd's boat storage cave at 925 Hampshire Street, Quincy, IL 62301 Any questions? Please call [...]
Tin Can Sailor – Glenn Folkert
Glenn E Folkerts Branch – Navy USS Everet F Larson Rank – RM 3 ( radioman 3rd class .- dot dash guy) Years of Service – 1948 to 1952 Korean war Home Port – Newport, Rhode Island 1948 Boston: Pizza was a new word and food for Glen. He pronounced it as Pisza as best as [...]
Great Picnic! Post-event article by Jack
Good article by Jack Hartwig - click on the link below to see the photo and article! Mississippi Valley Picnic 2017 Mississippi Valley Chapter Picnic - 2017 When we plan our annual picnic, which is normally in August, we hope that we may get a break from normal Missouri summer weather which is almost always very [...]
Thank You Letter from Carlyle Lake 50th Anniversary event coordinator
Just wanted to share the letter that was mailed to us - very nice! Jim Pearo
Lake St. Louis post-event article by Jack
In what has, unfortunately, become all too common in the last few years, the plans for our annual boat show at Lake St. Louis included “what to do” if it rains. The predictions were fairly ominous and our choices fairly limited. Lake St. Louis is a private community who generously allows us the use of their [...]
Letter from the President
Skippers Log - Spring edition Winter is finally over and spring is here, boating season is just around the corner! The board has been busy planning this year’s activities and implementing our website. To date we have 3 shows planned; Lake St Louis, Carlyle Lake, Quincy IL. and two outings; our Annual Picnic at the Village [...]
Lake St. Louis show coming soon!!
The 2017 Lake St. Louis Show is ONLY a few WEEKS AWAY!! Saturday May 20th Are you ready for it?? This is the first opportunity to hit the water and enjoy a real day of boating after the long winter we have had. I’M READY! (Well at least getting close!) This is the perfect venue [...]