Great American Weekend (110)From the very first TGIF, Americans have made the beloved 48 hours of freedom uniquely their own.
Between 1922 and 1971, Chris Craft produced upwards of 100,000 wooden boats and got families on the lake for generations of weekend fun. Today, the Chris Craft wooden runabout is being collected and restored by Americans with an eye for nostalgia and a checkbook for the finer things in life.
- Chris Craft’s competitors made boats on an as-ordered basis.
- Before Chris-Craft boats, recreational boating was exclusive for the well-to-do.
- Restorations of Chris-Crafts range in value from $10,000 to $75,000.
- A new top of the line Chris-Craft boat can cost up to $180,000.
- Ballantyne is involved with Concours d’Elegance at Lake Tahoe, the nation’s biggest wooden boat festival.
The Weber Kettle grill is an American Icon of design style and great taste. And since getting there is half the fun... the Winnebago Motor home is the recreational vehicle of our time--and it saved a floundering city in Iowa from financial ruin.
Tahoe Maritime Museum
www.tahoemaritimemuseum.org
Founded in 1988, the Tahoe Maritime Museum is able to showcase the rich boating history of Lake Tahoe.
Winnebago-Itasca Travelers Club
www.winnebagoind.com/wit
Altmans
www.altmans.com
A full service sales and rental company featuring Winnebago motor homes. Rental costs range between $400-$500 per day.
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