Irish Boat Shop Invites Northern Michigan Boaters to Submit Their Photos!

Irish Boat Shop wants to share your summer boating memories! The company is sponsoring a contest inviting Northern Michigan boaters to submit their favorite summer on-water and boating photos from July 4 to Labor Day. One employee from each of Irish Boat Shop’s locations in Harbor Springs, Traverse City and Charlevoix, Michigan, will serve on a judging panel, with the top five photos posted on Irish Boat Shop’s Facebook for public judging. Various photos will be posted on social media throughout the summer and the winner will receive a $100 prize and the runners-up and winning photos may be used in future Irish Boat Shop ads. 

The contest supports the Little Traverse Sailors and the Lake Charlevoix Mariners and its Sail Charlevoix Adult and Youth Sailing Programs, both nonprofits dedicated to supporting education and sailing for children and adults.

“Sailing is a big part of our history at Irish Boat Shop, as our founder, Dave Irish was an accomplished competitive sailor,” says Jack Hodge, vice president of sales. “We are major supporters of area sailing organizations and do a great deal of sailboat maintenance in all our locations, so we value the heritage of sailing as well as powerboating on Lake Michigan.” 

“We thought the photo contest would be a great way to honor Dave Irish, engage our customers and boaters across the country to raise awareness and funds for the ongoing education of young and aspiring sailors.” 

All photos, along with contact information, should be sent to [email protected]. Learn more about Irish Boat Shop at irishboatshop.com.