2016 ACBS Gravenhurst

After a tow of nearly 800 miles, the gateway at Gravenhurst was a welcome sight. No problems along the way, but the state of Ohio REALLY needs to improve its roads. Especially in Toledo.

The Wharf at Gravenhurst provides parking for all manner of watercraft carrying visitors to Muskoka Bay. Many boats, and a few aircraft, arrive nightly as they carry passengers to dinner or shopping. Boating is a lifestyle in the entire Muskoka-area chain of lakes.

This historic photo shows the Greavette Boats Ltd. facility in the 1940's in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Production moved from left to right, with finished boats or prototypes being transported to the water by rail from the right end of the main building. The buildings have since disappeared, and the site is now part of the Gravenhurst Wharf complex, with two waterside restaurants occupying the space. An athletic complex occupies the level area behind the buildings, providing space for a Field of Dreams during the annual boat show.

Aqua Velvet, owned by Linda and Rich Hughes, jumps through the wake of the group touring Gloucester Pool Wednesday. Aqua Velvet is a fully restored 1968 22' Greavette.

Chris Bullen guides Riot as it slices through the wake of the group touring Gloucester Pool on Wednesday. Riot is a 1993 Clarion Boats gentleman's racer.

It is a bizarre sight, looking off the back of your boat and seeing several hundred feet of dry land between you and the water.

The marine railway carries several boats back down to the lower Gloucester Pool. The system was desined to keep invasive species from entering the Trent Severn waterway by eliminating a water connection between levels. The railway can carry up to nine small boats at one time. There is a 65-foot difference between water levels.