Boat and Sport Shows

Fishing Lodges: Avoid Disasterous Sports Shows!

With the turn in the economy, this year’s marketing is going to be more important than ever.

In good economy and bad – some businesses manage to weather the storm and keep sailing, while their competition flounders, seemingly without a rudder. Success depends on many factors, to be sure, but so does Failure!

What boat are you in this year?

2010 Sport Show Season

Sport Show season is Sales Season. If you don’t want to watch all the customers and sales going to other booths, get prepared!I recommend that you read this quick, powerful book several times. Bring it with you to Sport Shows for a Re-Brief each day before you hit the Booth. Yes! You Can Learn How To Sell Far More Effectively! – written by Peter Lowe.

In addition, I recommend that you learn all that you can from Barry Siskind

Below I’m republishing an article I wrote in March of 2008 – Making Trade Shows Work

Minneapolis All Canada Trade Show 2010

One Month From Today!

Minneapolis All-Canada Sport Show

All-Canada Show- Minneapolis

Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2781
(612) 335-6025

February 5-7, 2010

The All-Canada Show attracts over 300 of the finest lodges Canada has to offer…and our show is the largest gathering of Canadian lodges to appear in every one of our nine great Sport Shows!

Take in the displays and attend the FREE seminars:

Hours:

Friday            3p.m. To 9 p.m.

Saturday        10 a.m. To 6 p.m.

Sunday          10 a.m. To 4 p.m.

2010 GRAND PRIZE - for all eleven markets

Anthony J. Padgett original work of art, PLUS a Cabela’s Gift Card valued at $1,000.

U.S. PASSPORTS
The United States Postal Service is accepting passport applications at all our events including taking passport photographs. Apply at the show!

TEST YOUR SKILLS ON CABELA’S HUNTING SIMULATOR

Hunt big game at the show with our FREE Cabela’s hunting simulator.
Kids love to test their skills on this life-like hunting machine. Hunt for Bear, Whitetail or Elk.

Directions to easily locate the Convention Center

Driving Directions to Minneapolis Convention Center

Parking Facilities at the Center and in the City

Parking at the Center

Parking in the City

Metro-transit delivers you care free around the city

Travel easily with Metro-transit

Hotels in Downtown Minneapolis

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Marriott Minneapolis City Centre

Hilton Minneapolis

Weather in Minneapolis

Check the Weather in Minneapolis before you leave

Shopping is a premium in Minneapolis & her twin City St. Paul

Mall of America

Southdale Mall

Restaurants:

Reviews and photos of Minneapolis restaurants

Include Minneapolis Entertainment and night life in your weekend

Minneapolis Entertainment

Visit Minneapolis All- Canada Show Website

Take your family, enjoy the City hospitality as only Minneapolis can offer!

Sports Show in Minneapolis 2010 – All Canada Show

Minneapolis All-Canada Sport Show

All-Canada Show- Minneapolis 2010

Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2781
(612) 335-6025

February 5-7, 2010

The All-Canada Show attracts over 300 of the finest lodges Canada has to offer…and our show is the largest gathering of Canadian lodges to appear in every one of our nine great Sport Shows!

Take in the displays and attend the FREE seminars:

Hours:

Friday February 5           3p.m. To 9 p.m.
5 p.m.  Don Lamont presents Catfishing Canada

Saturday February 6       10 a.m. To 6 p.m.
12 noon  Norm McCreight presents Big Pike Tactics

Sunday February 7         10 a.m. To 4 p.m.

2009 GRAND PRIZE - for all nine markets

Triumph 170 Sportsman boat, featuring Roplene construction offering unrivaled toughness, a unique smooth quiet ride and virtually no maintenance, with a Yamaha 50HP Four Stroke outboard and matching trailer.

U.S. PASSPORTS
The United States Postal Service is accepting passport applications at all our events including taking passport photographs. Apply at the show!

TEST YOUR SKILLS ON CABELA’S HUNTING SIMULATOR

Hunt big game at the show with our FREE Cabela’s hunting simulator.
Kids love to test their skills on this life-like hunting machine. Hunt for Bear, Whitetail or Elk.

Directions to easily locate the Convention Center

Driving Directions to Minneapolis Convention Center

Parking Facilities at the Center and in the City

Parking at the Center

Parking in the City

Metro-transit delivers you care free around the city

Travel easily with Metro-transit

Hotels in Downtown Minneapolis

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Marriott Minneapolis City Centre

Hilton Minneapolis

Weather in Minneapolis

Check the Weather in Minneapolis before you leave

Shopping is a premium in Minneapolis & her twin City St. Paul

Mall of America

Southdale Mall

Restaurants:

Reviews and photos of Minneapolis restaurants

Include Minneapolis Entertainment and night life in your weekend

Minneapolis Entertainment

Visit Minneapolis All- Canada Show Website

Take your family, enjoy the City hospitality as only Minneapolis can offer!

Minneapolis Boat Show 2010

It Starts In Just One Month!

Minneapolis Boat Show

January 20-24, 2010

Show Details
Dates & Location

Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Show Hours

Wednesday, January 20 ..5pm–10pm

Thursday, January 21 ….12pm–10pm

Friday, January 22 ………12pm–10pm

Saturday, January 23 …..10am–9pm

Sunday, January 24 …….10am–5pm

Admission

Beginning in early December 2009, pick up $3 off Adult Admission Discount Tickets good any day of the show at participating dealers, Minnesota Cub Foods stores and Subway restaurants.

Adults (16 and older): $10.00
Senior Day, Thursday, Jan 21 (62+) $5.00
Youth (13-15): $5.00
Children (12 and younger): FREE
Active Military: FREE Just show your active military ID at the Box Office onsite for FREE admission!

Discover Boating Center – Learn how to get started in Boating!

SailFest – Dedicated sailing showcase featuring sailboats, sailing gear, daily sailing seminars

5 Days of Boating Fun and Once-a-Year Deals!

Features at a Glance

Taste of the Lakes – NEW Opening Night Event!

Attend the opening night of the Boat Show and get a taste of summer in the middle of January!  Sample delicacies from your favorite summertime haunts like Maynard’s, Captain Jack’s, Sunset’s of Wayzata, Lola’s Lakehouse and Zorbaz while listening to live music and seeing all the latest boats and marine accessories.  A portion of the admission proceeds from this evening will be donated to the building of the Ronald McDonald House within Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.  The event will take place from 5pm-8pm or while suppies last!  Don’t miss this fun and tasty evening supporting a great cause!

Pirates of Colonial America

Avast ye mateys, surrender your booty!  Visit this interactive exhibit and learn how pirates played an active role in early Colonial America — from selling the colonists inexpensive untaxed goods to the start of the first North American college.  Attendees young and old will enjoy visiting the pirates, taking home signed pirate articles and pardons, seeing their pub, the gunsmith, the stocks and taking pictures in pirate dress. Aaarrrggggh!

Rail Jam

Prepare to be amazed! Watch as pro wakeboarders perform spectacular tricks and stunts on over 160′ of water—right on the show floor!

Affordability Pavilion

Think owning a boat is out of your reach? Think again!  When it comes to enjoyable ways to spend your leisure time, boating is for more affordable than you may realize. Visit the Affordability Pavilion to check out a special showcase of boats you can own for less than $250 per month.

When you compare the costs of boating to a single day at an amusement park or a trip to any major league game, you’ll find that dollar for dollar, boating is really quite affordable. See for yourself how boating can stretch your vacation and leisure time budget.

Meet SpongeBob SquarePants

Straight from Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants will visit the Minneapolis Boat Show on Saturday, January 23th from Noon-3pm.

Kid’s Cove

Stop in the all new Kid’s Cove so your little skippers can have some fun!You’ll find boating and fishing games and a trout pond.

SailFest Seminar Series

Free daily seminars for beginner and veteran sailors as well as adventurers of all ages!

Driving Directions to Minneapolis Convention Center

Parking at the Minneapolis Convention Center

Convenient parking options are located all around the Minneapolis Convention Center. The skyway system makes it easy for you to get from your car to the show.

Parking Ramp Map

Parking at the Center

Parking in the City

Travel easily with Metro-transit

Accommodations:
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Marriott Minneapolis City Centre

Hilton Minneapolis

Weather in Minneapolis

Shopping
Mall of America

Southdale Mall

Restaurants:
Reviews and photos of Minneapolis restaurants

Minneapolis Entertainment

Minneapolis offers a great family vacation! Bring the family!

Website

St Paul Ice & Fishing Show 2009

17th Annual St. Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show

St. Paul RiverCentre

December 4 – 6, 2009

Show Hours:

Friday:         1pm – 9pm
Saturday:   10am – 7pm
Sunday:      10am – 5pm

This year’s show will host more exhibits than ever before.

Join us at the St. Paul RiverCentre to shop more than 150 exhibits with products and services dedicated to the die-hard ice fishing and winter sports enthusiast.

The show will feature tons of all-new products at a variety of price points to fit any budget. Whether you are an avid fisherman looking for a few new accessories, an experienced angler in need of an upgrade, or totally new to the ice fishing scene, you will find what you are looking for at this show.

All-new ice fishing products include: fish houses, augers, underwater cameras, digital fish finders, rods and reels, tackle, accessories, apparel, and much more!

Updated Boat and Fishing Sports Shows

Now its easy.

CanadianFishingBook.com now makes it easier to find a Boat Show, Sport Show or Travel Show!

Featuring Events in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. Find Outdoor themed Sport Shows, Adventure, Boat, Fishing, Camping & Leisure Shows with Canadian Exhibitors.

Great Deals

Find some of the best holiday deals available – with the finest Lodges, Camps and Resorts in Canada. Take in Seminars to help you learn more about hunting and fishing, find amazing deals on outdoor gear and accessories and view outstanding presentations and demonstrations at a Sport Show this winter.

Subscribe to our RSS feed to be notified of upcoming events, today!

How To Fish Catfish with Don Lamont in Minneapolis

Today at 5PM, February 5, 2010

Don Lamont

Host of The Complete Angler T.V. Show

Come out to the Minneapolis All Canada Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center today, tomorrow, and sunday – and learn about Catfishing in Canada by Don Lamont – a full time professional angler for 29 years!

Don has hosted and produced the award winning “The Complete Angler” television series for sixteen years. The Complete Angler currently showing on the World Fishing Network in Canada.

Recently, the Complete Angler t.v. show won the gold medal for the best outdoor show in Canada – presented by the Outdoor Writers of Canada.

The Complete Angler in Japan

One of the largest and fastest growing sport fishing markets in the world, Japan has been enjoying the latest series of The Complete Angler t.v show since June.

Don is an active and avid angler. A journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press, Don promotes fishing in Canada with Lake stocking efforts, Media tours, is featured in Outdoor Canada Online, and now presents Catfishing Canada Seminar at the Minneapolis All Canada Show!

Catfishing in Canada?

Find out more THIS WEEKEND – at the Minneapolis All Canada Sport Show!
-Don Lamont-
-sponsored by Travel Manitoba-

Minneapolis Boat Show

Minneapolis Boat Show

January 21-25, 2009

Show Details
Dates & Location

Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Show Hours

Wednesday, January 21 ..5pm–10pm

Thursday, January 22 ….12pm–10pm

Friday, January 23 ………12pm–10pm

Saturday, January 24 …..10am–9pm

Sunday, January 25 …….10am–5pm

Discover Boating Center – Learn how to get started in Boating!

SailFest – Dedicated sailing showcase featuring sailboats, sailing gear, daily sailing seminars

5 Days of Boating Fun and Once-a-Year Deals!

Features at a Glance
Boats of Bond - James Bond

On the heels of the box office smash Quantum of Solace, don’t miss this chance to see authentic spy vessels used in the 007 films The World is Not Enough and Diamonds are Forever, plus an assortment of cool Bond movie props and other exciting memorabilia. Located in Lobby D.

Boating Bachelor Charity Auction

A highlight of Ladies Night at the Minneapolis Boat Show, the Boating Bachelor Charity Auction benefiting the Ronald McDonald House within Children’s Minneapolis, is more than fun, it’s fun for a great cause! Boating Bachelor Charity Auction will take place on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 7:30p.m.

Power Boat Docking Challenge

Test your skills in daily contests that challenge your ability to dock these radio-controlled boats. Stand at an actual boat helm and steer your boat through the channel into the slip at the marina in a race against the clock.

Meet SpongeBob SquarePants

Straight from Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants will visit the Minneapolis Boat Show on Saturday, January 24th from Noon-3pm.

Kid’s Cove

Stop in the all new Kid’s Cove so your little skippers can have some fun!You’ll find boating and fishing games and a trout pond.

SailFest Seminar Series

Free daily seminars for beginner and veteran sailors as well as adventurers of all ages!

Antique & Classic Boat Display

Step back in time with this display of antique and classic boats presented by theBob Speltz Land-O-Lakes chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat display.

Discover Boating Center

Your one-stop resource for boating information and advice. Staffed by experts who can answer all your questions and set you on a course to choosing a boat that will give you and your family years of enjoyment

Contests and Giveaways

Enter to win a $500 Shopping Spree at the Minneapolis Boat Show

a 2009 Sea-Doo at the Minneapolis Boat Show

a Hunter 140 Sailboat

a River Ridge Custom Canoe

a Hyperlite Wakeboard Package

Driving Directions to Minneapolis Convention Center

Parking at the Minneapolis Convention Center

Convenient parking options are located all around the Minneapolis Convention Center. The skyway system makes it easy for you to get from your car to the show.

Parking Ramp Map

Parking at the Center

Parking in the City

Travel easily with Metro-transit

Accommodations:
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Marriott Minneapolis City Centre

Hilton Minneapolis

Weather in Minneapolis

Shopping
Mall of America

Southdale Mall

Restaurants:
Reviews and photos of Minneapolis restaurants

Minneapolis Entertainment

Minneapolis offers a great family vacation! Bring the family!

Website

Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping & Vacation Show

Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping & Vacation Show

RiverCentre
St. Paul, Minnesota
January 14-18, 2009

Daily Seminars - By Some of the Most Renowned Fishing & Hunting Experts

Live Trout Fishing

Special Feature Event Stages

Take Advantage of the Great Market Potential of the Twin City Area

SHOW HOURS:

Wednesday January 14    Noon – 9:00 p.m.
Thursday    January 15    Noon – 9:00 p.m.
Friday         January 16    Noon – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday     January 17    10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday       January 18    10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Driving Directions

Take Advantage of the Great Market Potential of the Twin City Area – Cenaiko Productions

Hotels in St. Paul MN

Best Western Kelly Inn – St. Paul

Embassy Suites St. Paul

Super 8 of Saint Paul

Restaurants in St. Paul

Carmelo’s Ristorante

Fuji Ya Japanese Restaurant

Quiznos of Kellogg Square

Shopping in St. Paul

Albertville Premium Outlets
6415 Labeaux Avenue NE #A109
Albertville, MN 55301

Email:  kzeller@cpgi.com

Find impressive savings at 100 designer and brand name outlets including Banana Republic, Calvin Klein, Coach, Kenneth Cole, Polo Ralph Lauren and more. Conveniently located on Interstate 94 at exit 202. Open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Winter and holiday hours may vary.

Mall of America

Macy’s St. Paul

What to do in St. Paul

Science Museum of Minnesota

St. Paul MN waits to welcome you. Bring the family!

Website

Minneapolis All Canada Trade Show

Minneapolis All-Canada Sport Show

All-Canada Show- Minneapolis

Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2781
(612) 335-6025

January 2-4, 2009

The All-Canada Show attracts over 300 of the finest lodges Canada has to offer…and our show is the largest gathering of Canadian lodges to appear in every one of our nine great Sport Shows!

Take in the displays and attend the FREE seminars:

Hours:

Friday January 2           3p.m. To 9 p.m.
5 p.m.  Don Lamont presents Catfishing Canada

Saturday January 3       10 a.m. To 7 p.m.
12 noon  Norm McCreight presents Big Pike Tactics

Sunday January 4         10 a.m. To 4 p.m.

2009 GRAND PRIZE - for all nine markets

Triumph 170 Sportsman boat, featuring Roplene construction offering unrivaled toughness, a unique smooth quiet ride and virtually no maintenance, with a Yamaha 50HP Four Stroke outboard and matching trailer.

U.S. PASSPORTS
The United States Postal Service is accepting passport applications at all our events including taking passport photographs. Apply at the show!

TEST YOUR SKILLS ON CABELA’S HUNTING SIMULATOR

Hunt big game at the show with our FREE Cabela’s hunting simulator.
Kids love to test their skills on this life-like hunting machine. Hunt for Bear, Whitetail or Elk.

Directions to easily locate the Convention Center

Driving Directions to Minneapolis Convention Center

Parking Facilities at the Center and in the City

Parking at the Center

Parking in the City

Metro-transit delivers you care free around the city

Travel easily with Metro-transit

Hotels in Downtown Minneapolis

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Marriott Minneapolis City Centre

Hilton Minneapolis

Weather in Minneapolis

Check the Weather in Minneapolis before you leave

Shopping is a premium in Minneapolis & her twin City St. Paul

Mall of America

Southdale Mall

Restaurants:

Reviews and photos of Minneapolis restaurants

Include Minneapolis Entertainment and night life in your weekend

Minneapolis Entertainment

Visit Minneapolis All- Canada Show Website

Take your family, enjoy the City hospitality as only Minneapolis can offer!