An Antique Boat Parade

I decided to head down to Detroit this evening.  I was hoping to catch a ship.  I decided to head over to Belle Isle.

As I was waiting for my ship to appear, I saw a parade of these boats.  I think this one was a Chris Craft.  These were built in St. Clair, Michigan.

This one was a Lyman Boat.  The Lyman Boat works were founded in 1875 by the Lyman Brothers.  The boat works were in Cleveland, Ohio and Sandusky, Ohio.  These boats had a reputation for handling the rugged chop of Lake Erie fairly well.  Their reputation has spread beyond the Great Lakes.

There is a factory dedicated to their restoration.