NEW BOAT SHOW SCHEDULED
Winter Boat Shows are normally the signal to start thinking of summer lake fun - be it fishing, boating, wake boards, etc. This year, many, if not most of the shows,have been canceled due to the trickle-down economics of recession.
Boat Shows cost the exhibitors money, and in a time when many potential boat buyers have lost a good portion of their retirement savings, or even lost their jobs, money is scarce.
The summer of 2008 was not kind to boat dealers in the tri-lakes area. Table Rock and Beaver lakes were flooded the entire summer, making it difficult to get to many of the boat docks.
Gas prices reached unheard of highs, so all in all, the recreation dealers suffered.
Boat shows are normally a good money maker for the exhibitors and a way to expose their product line to the public, but not this year.
Shell Knob's newest boat dealer is Central Crossing Marine. They opened in 2008, on Hwy 39 right across from the Shell Knob shopping plaza. It is owned by Chris and Amy Maher, who need to get their fledgeling
enterprise into the public's awareness.
Lack of the normal shows led the Mahers to create a new local boat show. This Boat Show will be in Branson's new Hilton Convention Center the March 27 - 29. It will be the 1st Branson Boat Show, with hopes for many more to follow.
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