Heartland Classics

2010 Beaver Lake Rendezvous

Beautiful sunny day! Beautiful Beaver Lake, Arkansas. Heartland Classics Boaters rendezvoused for boating

and swimming

and eating, of course.

A dozen classic boats drew the attention of the lake population. Visitors included this amphicar.

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Beautiful Garvan Gardens 2010

Lake Hamilton, located in Hot Springs, AR, was the setting for a classic boat rendezvous and show from April 15th through 18th, 2010.

After an evening of Sam’s pizza, a day cruise around the lake with grilled lunch at Sunset Cove and an evening at Fisherman’s Wharf, the boats moved to Garvan Woodland Gardens for a show open to the public. Many questions were answered and remembrances shared.

Garvan Woodland Gardens is a beautiful 210 acre wonderland of forest and flowers managed by the University of Arkansas. Each year show participants and guests enjoy the park and marvel at the work done by volunteers such as Heartland Classics members Stuart and Diana Perry.

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Spring Fling @ Lake Dora

Lake Dora in central Florida was adorned by classic boats the last weekend in March. Sunnyland Chapter and the town of Tavares were great hosts for this annual Rite of Spring.

Larry Nichol’s ARRRGH! Represented the Heartland Chapter. This eye catching XK-19 became a crowd favorite and was easily identified because of Larry’s and Susan Miller’s pirate décor. (Check out the Woody Boater posting on March 30, 2010 and scroll back through several days.)

Click below to view slide show of Dora Canal and show highlights.
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1959 Riva Ariston #219

by Dan Diehl
In 2009 I went to the Tavares boat show looking for information on restoring my 21’ Cobra. Terry Fiest had his beautifully restored Cobra at the show and I thought I would take pictures of it to help with my project. After finding many of the parts I needed at the show’s swap meet and getting my pictures of Terry’s boat, I was feeling pretty good about my Cobra. My friend Clay Thompson, a knowledgeable and prolific restorer of wooden boats, and I headed for the docks to see the boats that were there for the show. As it turns out, the Marque Class group for the ’09 show was the Riva series of boats. Clay is also an owner of a Riva Aquarama and a Riva 1959 Tritone. When we walked out on the dock, there was an Ariston on each side of the walkway. I was spellbound. I’ve always thought the Cobra had the best lines of any boat ever built but when I saw the Ariston, I put it at the top next to the Cobra. In my mind, these are the two most beautiful boats ever made. Right there, that day, I knew I had to have an Ariston.
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ACBS 2009 in Muskoka

Ten Heartland Chapter members attended the 8th Annual International Show and Meeting in Gravenhurst, Ontario, on Lake Muskoka hosted by the Toronto Chapter. BEAUTIFUL

Two full days of pre-event on-the-water tours of boat houses showed participants awesome collections of Canadian mahogany and chrome.

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‘09 BEAVER LAKE RENDEZVOUS

The Natural State provided the perfect scenario for a boating rendezvous. Beaver Lake in northwest Arkansas was made even more beautiful by ten classic boats cruising on a day of perfect weather – blue sky, very light breeze, and 80 degrees.

Those boats rolled in from Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma to join the classics boaters who call Beaver Lake, Arkansas, their home port.

Points of interest included a waterfall to cruise under, . . .
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Eureka! We Made It!

The 2009 Table Rock Pre-Event was a success. Ten classic boats with 26 people left the east end of Table Rock Lake in Missouri on Wednesday, June 3rd, stopped for lunch at Campbell Point, then cruised on to Holiday Island in Northwest Arkansas. Though the skies were threatening, there was no rain and just a bit of wind making it easy to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the route of the White River.

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Facelifts for Grand Lake Classics

Susan Miller reports, “Jim Frechette at Fleetwood Boats in Austin, who is one of our club members is currently doing a makeover on my boat. He sent pictures of the name being re-done after sanding and a few new coats of varnish. Daddy Had One will be sporting the correct paint and upholstery for a 1967 Super Sport.” She’ll be ready to go before the Grand Lake Show.

If you’ve been to the Grand Lake Event, you’ll remember the transom always used for the Ship’s Store and registration booth. New pictures will be posted as progress on its restoration is made in the WoodPro shop in Tulsa, thanks to Kyle Jamar and his crew. (newest picture on top)

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Heartlanders Experience Dora

NEW VIDEO AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE

To open the boating season, Sunnyland Chapter of ACBS puts on a great show on Lake Dora in Tavares, Florida.
Several Heartland Classics members attended.

The “Field of Dreams”, or land display of boats for sale, included Sweet Alsuma offered by Kyle Jamar. Look for details on THE TRADING DOCK on this website.

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WINTER BLUES? Can’t Wait ’til June?

There’s no better way to chase those winter blues away after a week of “ice-o-lation” than cruisin’ on the beautiful blue waters of Table Rock Lake under an icy-blue sky. John and Carolynn Thompson practically had the lake to themselves as they soaked up the sunshine on their way to lunch at Big Cedar’s Devil’s Pool. Don and Kathy Parker always enjoy being part of the Thompson’s adventures in Big Thom, a 1963 Thompson Super Lancer. Of course, the lunch time conversation was about planned activities for the Cruisin’ Weekend to be held on Table Rock Lake in June and the new pre-event two-day cruise to Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Take a ride with us by clicking on the video arrow below.

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