OLD LYME — Friends and neighbors joined with residents of Rogers Lake West Shores Association (RLWSA) for a (now) traditional Independence Day Boat Parade on Rogers Lake. 

The winners of the trophy for the “Most Enthusiastic, Patriotic, and Best Decorated Boat” were the King family, who are residents of the RLWSA. 

Seen awarding the trophy to the patriotically-decorated vessel and its owners in the photo above are Dave Evers (second from left), RLWSA President and his wife and ever-cheerful organizer, Christina, at right.

Bringing up the rear of the parade was the Irish currach with rowers from the local Currach Rowers team.

The currach rowers agreed that the boat parade offered excellent rowing skills practice … but was a great deal more fun! 

Rogers Lake West Shores Association President Dave Evers commented after the event, “Christina and I would like to thank everyone who participated and also watched [the parade], every year it’s gets bigger and better.  So much fun.”

He added, “Also Ginny and Tim King won the trophy this year. The trophy gets returned before the parade and given to the new winners at the end,”

Evers explained, “The winners can have their name and year [of winning the contest] engraved on the trophy.”