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WAWASEE - The Wawasee Flotilla will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. The event begins at the southeast end of Lake Wawasee, near the old fish hatchery.
This year's commodore for the parade will be Clare Baumgardt, resident of Syracuse for 27 years.
Baumgardt is director of the Syracuse Rotary Club as well as having served as chairwoman for the United Way.
After the judges take a photo of the boats, the flotilla will travel clockwise around the lake. The event will last anywhere from two to three hours.
Participants are asked to gather at the southeast end of Lake Wawasee at 12:30 p.m.
Awards will be presented at the finish line in the following categories:
Commercial - Manufacturer, retailer and for-profit business.
Nonprofit organizations - clubs, churches and groups.
Residential - Families and friends.
Youth - Must be built and designed by persons under age 18.
Classic and antique - Must display the make, model and year.
At 8 a.m. Saturday the Flotilla Road Race begins at Lakeside Park. Events are a 3-mile and an 8-mile road race as well as a 3- mile "fun walk."
Registration for the race costs $9 before the event and $10 on race day.
After dark the annual Fourth of July fireworks will light up the sky in the "Big Bang Boom" fireworks display.
