The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association will hold Massachusetts Kids Boating & Fishing Week June 1 to 9. The program is intended to encourage kids to fish and go boating, with events held around the state.
“One of the key objectives for Massachusetts Kids Boating & Fishing week events is to highlight what boating and fishing industry organizations and businesses offer kids in our state and to introduce new kids to the water,” MMTA said in a statement. “Approximately 70% of adult boaters started boating when they were kids, and the MMTA recognizes that the more kids we can get on the water in a safe and smart manner today, the better off our industry will be tomorrow.”
The list of events is as follows:
• Youth Fishing Derby with ConfiKIDS, June 1, Buzzards Bay
• Lakeside Kids Event, June 6, Webster
• Touch a Boat Day, June 8, Nantucket Boat Basin
• Kids in Boating Day, June 8, Charlestown Marina
• Kids in Boating Class, June 8, MarineMax Boston/Bay Pointe Marina
• Foxboro Kids Fishing Derby, June 9, Foxboro
• Kids in Boating Day, June 9, Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina
