Canada’s Voyageur
Winter Carnival at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay is the largest
winter event in Northwestern Ontario. And Fort William Historical Park is one
of the largest living history attractions in North America, bringing visitors from
all over the world.
The Park’s
2017 Winter Carnival, known as Family Day Weekend, took place Feb. 18-20 and,
as always, offered a weekend full of fun with a giant snow maze, tubing and
sliding hills, skating, winter and carnival games, historical activities and
indoor & outdoor entertaining. But something new was announced on their website this year ...
New this year – Hovercraft Rides!
Take an
exhilarating ride and experience the Kamanistiquia River like you never have before –
on a Neoteric Hovercraft!
Yes!
Neoteric Hovercraft rides were the main attraction at the 2017 year’s Winter
Carnival. In the past, helicopter rides were sometimes offered, but this year
it was decided that hovercraft would be more exciting. Emily Carr,
Communications Officer with Fort Williams Historical Park said, “New this year, we’re excited to have
hovercraft rides. Visitors will be able to experience the Kamanistiquia River
from a whole new exhilarating perspective. These hovercraft can go on ice and
snow and take people down the Kam.”
The rides
were piloted by Neoteric Founder/President Chris Fitzgerald and Vice President
Steve Stafford on a 6-passenger Neoteric HoverTrek and a 4-passenger Neoteric
HoverGolf Cart – the official replica of Bubba’s Hover, which was designed and
manufactured by Neoteric.
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On the first day of the Winter
Carnival, visitors begin to line up for their first hovercraft ride.
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People who
took rides on the hovercraft were even more excited after the ride than they
were before they launched. Sarah McKinnon, who attended the event with her
husband and daughter, said, “The
hovercraft was super cool. It was a lot of fun. I’m surprised by how fun it was
actually.”
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Chris Fitzgerald gives his passengers
a few spins on the snow and ice-covered
Kamanistiquia River in Neoteric’s Bubba’s Hover. |
After Thunder
Bay’s John Lawson and his daughter Myla took a ride, he said, “There’s nothing quite like it. It’s a unique
experience and I think everyone should give it a shot. Floating on a cushion of
air isn’t something you do every day and it’s nice that the park had the
opportunity to have this out here.”
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Neoteric Vice President Steve Stafford
flies a family down the Kamanistiquia River in a Neoteric HoverTrek.
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| The hovercraft rides were definitely the star of the show and got a big "thumbs up" from everyone! |
“Everyone says we have the best job in the world, taking people for fun rides”, Fitzgerald concluded.
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Neither snow nor ice nor water hazards
and sand traps are an obstacle for a Neoteric Hovercraft.
Here, the Neoteric
Bubba’s Hover gives another group of passengers their first hovercraft flight.
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At the close of the highly successful 2017 Voyageur Winter Carnival, the two Neoteric hovercraft are loaded and ready for their long trek from Ontario back to Indiana ...
Event Organizers & Venues:
Imagine
the increased attendance and media attention your upcoming events
would bring
with Neoteric Hovercraft rides as the star attraction.
Then contact us
to make it happen!
