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Discover Boating Northwest Sportshow caps off winter boat show season

by National Marine Manufacturers Association 21 Mar 2024 15:25 PDT
Discover Boating Northwest Sportshow © Jeff Schad Imagery

The 90th Discover Boating Northwest Sportshow®, in partnership with Progressive Insurance®, closed out the 2024 Discover Boating winter show season, attracting more than 16,000 outdoors enthusiasts March 14-17 with steady crowds through the weekend.

The 2024 Sportshow featured a host of new boats and fishing equipment, and hunting, travel and outdoor gear from more than 300 exhibitors. The show also featured a variety of outdoors education and activities for all ages, from daily fishing demos and seminars from the industry's top anglers to the Extreme Raptors Show, free fishing for kids at the Trout pond, and the new Friday Fish Fry.

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