Winona Lake Flotilla Set For SundayWINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Flotilla is “Celebrating the Red, White & Blue” for its 2021 theme.
Preregister at the Winona Lake Town Hall, and the registration form can be turned in at the town office or to a committee member.
Lineup is at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Winona Lake beach, with the parade starting at 5 p.m. Boats will line up in numerical order in front of the Winona Lake beach pier. It will travel counter-clockwise around the lake. The parade will proceed to the judges, located at the willow tree across from the pier (signs will be posted), where each boat will stop for about a minute and then continue around the lake.
Entries will be judged on theme, originality, characters and costumes and special effects (music, lights, etc.).
Awards will be presented at the Winona Lake beach following the parade. Prizes will include first-, second- and third-place trophies, trophy for the oldest rider and trophy for the youngest rider.
Registration numbers should be placed on the right-hand side of the boat, near the front, where they can easily be visible to the judges.
The flotilla will be held rain or shine, and only cancelling if there’s lightning.
The committee includes Craig Allebach, Art and Cookie Gakstatter, Becky Grill, Connie Kaiser, Ken and Barb Konieczny and Pete Lieffring.
For more information, call Barb at 708-642-2850 or Cookie at 574-265-6331.
