OK, so this had to be one of the funniest, coolest little things about New Richmond. They have a Cardboard Boat Museum. You may ask, why would someone build a cardboard boat. To race of course. Every year on Aug 20th in New Richmond there is a cardboard boat race. There are strict rules to the construction of a cardboard boat. They must only be made out of cardboard, tape and paint. The addition of anything else will get you disqualified. There is also another class, the paddle wheel class which encompasses metal components. The race is a distance race to see how far a cardboard boat can be paddled before it eventually sinks. Yes, they all sink eventually. The record holder to date is 8.5 miles held by the yellow boat below. It was paddled by four men, and I met one of them. He was easily 220 and built. Looking at that cardboard boat, I still can't imagine four grown men floating, let alone paddling for over 8 miles. If I am done by Aug 20th, I will have to come back and see this race.
