Saturday, April 28, 2012

Second Annual Harbor Day Car & Boat Show Set for May 12, 2012

Approximately 65 cars and boats will make their way to the banks of the Tennessee River May 12, 2012 for the second annual Harbor Day Car and Boat Show. The day-long event, featuring cars and boats of all makes and models, helps support the volunteer-based Morgan County Rescue Squad and the Morgan County Humane Society.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the public is invited to spend the day looking at a wide variety of new cars, classic cars, and boats. In addition, there will be music, food vendors and hourly raffle drawings for festival goers. Prizes include a two-night stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Huntsville Airport, a round of golf for four at Burningtree Country Club, a balloon ride during the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic, as well as a variety of other prizes. A raffle ticket for the balloon ride is $5 each. Raffle tickets for all other prizes are $1 each.  

Registration to participate in the car and boat show is $15 per car in advance or $20 per car the
day of the event. The event is open to all cars and boats. Trophies will be presented to the best classic car, best new model car, and Ladies Choice and all participants will receive a show placard and a gift bag.

The event is held at the Riverwalk Marina, located north of Decatur on Highway 31 bridge to Athens. Proceeds benefit the Morgan County Rescue Squad and the Morgan County Humane Society. Admission is free.

For more information call Bob Namie at 256.306.0909, Wendi Cook at 256.777.01014, or Jim Barnett at 256.606.9166 or visit www.riverwalkyc.org. 

The purpose of the Riverwalk Yacht Club is to promote and encourage boating and seamanship, to organize and stimulate yachting and cruising, to provide a medium for the exchange of boating knowledge, safety, and techniques, to support and promote the environment conservation and improvements to our state lakes, waterways, and local marina, and to promote social activities for its members. For more information, visit riverwalkyc.org.

About The Decatur-Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCCVB)
The Decatur-Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau is a not-for-profit organization promoting tourism and economic growth in Morgan County. For information on special events and attractions in Decatur, contact DMCCVB at 800.524.6181 or 256.350.2028; or visit their website at www.decaturcvb.org. 

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