2017 Winter Boat Shows

Wow, it’s tough to believe that the holidays are over and a new year has begun.  I frequently checked my driveway throughout the holidays, and oddly enough there wasn’t a new boat, motor, and trailer with a big bow.  No matter, my family spoiled me rotten, so now I can get on with a new boat search.

Maybe I’ll find one, maybe I won’t, but I’ll certainly check out the new options.  I’ve always enjoyed boat shows.  Sure they feature new hulls, new power, state-of-the-art electronics, but I learn a tremendous amount as well.  I have a few pesky maintenance issues to solve, and I need to revisit my insurance policy, too.  So boat shows aren’t just about buying a new vessel.  They’re about getting the many parts of boat ownership in ship-shape.  

Here’s a list of some of the shows across the country in January.  

01/06/17 – 01/15/17    Houston, Texas – Houston Boat Show

01/06/17 – 01/08/17    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – Myrtle Beach Boat Show

01/06/17 – 01/15/17    Columbus, Ohio – Ohio RV & Boat Show

01/06/17 – 01/08/17    Collinsville, Illinois – Let’s Go Fishing Show

01/06/17 – 01/08/17    Murray, Kentucky – West Kentucky Boat/Outdoor Show

01/06/17 – 01/08/17    Denver, Colorado – Denver Boat Show  

01/06/17 – 01/08/17    Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines Boat & Sport Show 

01/11/17 – 01/15/17    Portland, Oregon – Portland Oregon (OR) Boat Show

01/11/17 – 01/15/17    Chicago, Illinois – Chicago Boat Show  

01/12/17 – 01/16/17    Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland Boat Show 

01/12/17 – 01/15/17    St. Charles, Illinois – All-Canada Chicago Boat Show

01/12/17 – 01/15/17    Port Charlotte, Florida – Charlotte County Boat Show

01/12/17 – 01/15/17    Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Boat Sh

01/13/17 – 01/15/17    Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Boat Show

01/13/17 – 01/15/17    Raleigh, North Carolina – Bass and Saltwater Fishing Expo

01/13/17 – 01/15/17    Lake Charles, Louisiana – Central Gulf Coast Boat & RV Show

01/13/17 – 01/15/17    Lansing, Michigan – Lansing Boat Show

01/13/17 – 01/15/17    Springfield, Missouri – Springfield Boat & RV Show 

01/13/17 – 01/15/17    Stuart, Florida – Stuart Boat Show

01/13/17 – 01/22/17    Monroeville, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh Boat Show

01/13/17 – 01/22/17    Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati Boat Show 

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Naples, Florida – Naples Boat Show

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – OKC RV & Boat Show

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City Boat & Sportshow 

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Green Bay, Wisconsin – All-Canada Green Bay Boat Show

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Minneapolis, Minnesota – Minneapolis (MN) Boat Show

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Rosemont, Illinois – Chicago Outdoor Sportsmen Show

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Birmingham, Alabama – Birmingham Boat Show 

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Sacramento, California – Sportsmen’s Expo-Sacramento

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Austin, Texas – Austin Boat Show 

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Pomona, California – Los Angeles Boat Show

01/19/17 – 01/22/17    Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville Boat Show 

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Billings, Montana – Great Rockies Sport Show-Billings

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Pasco, Washington – Tri-Cities Sportsman Show-WA 

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Council Bluffs, Iowa – River City Fishing and Boat Expo

01/20/17 – 01/29/17    Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Milwaukee Boat Show 

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Doswell, Virginia – Richmond Fishing Expo

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Little Rock, Arkansas – Arkansas Marine Expo

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Saint Joseph, Missouri – St. Joseph Sport & Boat Show

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Houma, Louisiana – Southern Louisiana Boat Show 

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Niagara Falls, New York – Niagara Fishing & Outdoor Expo

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Fredericksburg, Virginia – Fredericksburg Boat Show

01/20/17 – 01/22/17    Cedar Falls, Iowa – Iowa Boat Show 

01/25/17 – 01/29/17    Puyallup, Washington – Washington Sportsmen’s Show 

01/25/17 – 01/29/17    New York, New York – New York (NYC) Boat Show

01/25/17 – 01/29/17    Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville Boat Show 

01/26/17 – 01/29/17    Greenville, South Carolina – Upstate South Carolina Boat Show

01/26/17 – 01/29/17    Overland Park, Kansas – Overland Park Boat Show

01/26/17 – 01/29/17    Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore Boat Show 

01/26/17 – 01/29/17    San Diego, California – San Diego Sunroad Boat Show 

01/26/17 – 01/29/17    St. Louis, Missouri – St. Louis Boat & Sports Show 

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Boxborough, Massachusetts – New England Fishing/Outdoor Expo 

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Huntington, West Virginia – Huntington RV & Boat Show  

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Jacksonville, Florida -Jacksonville Boat Show 

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Charleston, South Carolina – Charleston Boat Show 

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – OKC Winter Boat Show  

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Longview, Texas – East Texas Boat Expo 

01/27/17 – 02/04/17    Seattle, Washington – Seattle Boat Show  

01/27/17 – 01/29/17    Helena, Montana – Montana Boat Show

01/28/17 – 02/04/17    Spokane, Washington – Spokane Boat Show 

01/30/17 – 02/05/17    Tulsa, Oklahoma – Tulsa Boat Show  

02/03/17 – 02/05/17    Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Dells Boat Show  

02/03/17 – 02/05/17    Providence, Rhode Island – Providence Boat Show

Check one out and get ready for the upcoming season.  It sure beats shoveling snow….

 

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Tom Keer

Tom Keer is an award-winning writer who lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  He is a columnist for the Upland Almanac, a Contributing Writer for Covey Rise magazine, a Contributing Editor for both Fly Rod and Reel and Fly Fish America, and a blogger for the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation’s Take Me Fishing program.  Keer writes regularly for over a dozen outdoor magazines on topics related to fishing, hunting, boating, and other outdoor pursuits.  When they are not fishing, Keer and his family hunt upland birds over their three English setters.  His first book, a Fly Fishers Guide to the New England Coast was released in January 2011.  Visit him at www.tomkeer.com or at www.thekeergroup.com.