The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association’s Kids Boating & Fishing Week will take place June 3-11.
MMTA said in a statement the dates coincide with Great Outdoors Month and National Fishing and Boating Week. A key objective for Massachusetts Kids Boating & Fishing Week is to highlight the benefits of being on the water and to introduce children to the sport. Approximately 70% of adult boaters started when they were kids.
Kids Boating & Fishing events include:
• Youth Fishing Derby: June 3, Buzzards Bay
• Lakeside Kids Event: June 8, Webster
• Touch a Boat Day: June 10, Nantucket Boat Basin
• Kids in Boating Day: June 10, Charlestown Marina
• Kids in Boating Day: June 11, Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina
• Kids in Boating Day: June 17, Marine Max Danvers
• Kids in Boating Day: July 8, Marine Max Danvers
