Portage Lakes Boat Parade

07/12/2026

The votes are in! Thank you everyone for voting and a special thank you to all that participated in the boat parade yesterday. You guys make this tradition possible, it was a wonderful 50th!

Votes were cast for:
Picnic Basket
Under the Sea -Little Mermaid
Seadoo
Rubber Duck
Alien UFO
Dr Seuss
Bald Eagle
Grateful Dead
Zombie John
The winner of People’s Choice is Zombie John!

07/11/2026

The results are in!!!
1st place #9 Eagle
2nd place #4 Dr. Seuss
3rd place #6 Wells Fargo
4th place #20 Frozen (Winner of the honorary Frank Weaver award)

07/11/2026

Well that was certainly a toss up. Thank you to everyone who showed up and braved the weather to make this year’s boat parade one of the biggest yet.
Huge thank you to
Summit County Sheriff’s Department
Dano’s Lakeside
Portage Lakes Fireworks Association
Giuseppe’s Pizza
Coventry Dairy Queen
and of course all of our local social media outlets.
Make it a great day and stay safe.

07/11/2026

Today’s the day. Parade starts at 1pm. Please, please, please vote for your favorite in comments below.

07/08/2026

What’s better than winning cash prizes? Bragging rights, of course. Thank you to Gallo Trophies for always coming through and helping to add yet another prize category, the People’s Choice. Details on how to vote will be coming soon.

07/02/2026

07/02/2026

In stock just in time for the weekend. Stop in today.

06/16/2026

We’ve called off the rain for July 11th. Come join the celebration. Sign up for free until July 10.

06/05/2026

Wow only 1 month away. Registration is officially open and we’ve already popped the cork but we need your help to make it the biggest parade yet. Come out and sign up today.

06/13/2025

Portage Lakes Boat Parade will be held July 5th, 2025, 1pm-3pm. Don't miss your chance to make great memories on the lake this summer! Sign up at Shriner Marine or call 330-400-4470. (Boat #14 from last year pictured)