Library hosts boat-building extravaganza
Young boatbuilder Olivia (Pinky) Miskimins had a variety of tools available to construct a floatable boat during Boat Building Day in Sacajawea Park last Thursday, sponsored by the North Lake County Library in Polson. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
A rapt group of onlookers watches as their creations are carefully loaded with nickels by Sara Brookman during Boat Building Day at Sacajawea Park, hosted by the North Lake County Library in Polson. The highest tally was 115 5-centers, which finally sank a kid named Robert's boat. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Young boat builders assembled at Sacajawea Park in Polson last Thursday for the North Lake County Library’s annual boat-building challenge.
Each participant received a kit containing a sheet of foil, a sheet of wax paper, eight popsicle sticks, five straws, two rubber bands and one foot of tape.
Their creations were placed in an inflated swimming pool, where the library’s summer assistant Sara Brookman, a teacher at Mission Valley Christian Academy, weighted boats with nickels until they sunk.
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