The Worlds Only International Cardboard Boat Museum....

Rumor has it that some traveling reporters/comedians from Canada are going to visit the World's Only Cardboard Boat Museum in New Richmond on the Ohio on Sunday (April 28, 2013) afternoon. We heard they may race a boat in the Ohio River and, of course, tour the wonderful museum. We will find out what we can and report back.

For those that haven't, we can't encourage you enough to check out the World's Only Cardboard Boat Museum in New Richmond on the Ohio. This place is incredibly cool. These boats are not what you may think. The boats are made of cardboard, duct tape and paint---that's it!! And the boat builders race the boats in the Ohio River every year (for at least the last 20 years). These boats are so sturdy that they can carry several adults and some, we are told, have been used in races for several years. Here's a few pics we found on the web:

 

Here's a link to a video of some of the bigger and more sophisticated cardboard boats, with pedal-powered stern wheelers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9XtUsDZ6W4

 

We tell you: "This Village ROCKS!!!"