CLEVELAND — *Editor's Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report.
As the state of Ohio is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, another annual event is being postponed due to safety concerns.
On Tuesday, the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association (LEMTA) announced that the 65th Annual Progressive Boat Show would be postponed until March 2022.
“This change reflects an abundance of caution considering the rise in cases of the Omicron variant and expected growth over the Christmas and New Year holidays,” said Michelle Burke, LEMTA president. “We look forward to presenting our show on the new March dates and we believe the boaters will respond as always.”
The boat show was originally scheduled to take place in January at the I-X Center. The last boat show in the I-X Center was in January 2020, just weeks before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, due to the delay, organizers say an increase in the number of seminars and attractions for 2022 is now in the works.
“In 2020, we reimagined the show by making it a more experiential family event. People loved it and will see more of those features in March,” Burke promised. “Everything from a Paddling Center with demonstration pool to a magic show in the expanded Kid’s Center, and more.”
Advance tickets purchased for the January show dates will be valid for the rescheduled show in March 2022.
The boat show is Ohio’s oldest and largest boating and fishing exposition. It annually attracts some 50,000 visitors including thousands from surrounding states.
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*Editor's Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report.