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SHIVER YOUR TIMBERS

Come in from the cold and focus on sun, blue skies and calm, open water.

January 22, 2011 at 7:12PM

BRUCE BISPING � bbisping@startribune.com Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune. Minneapolis, MN., Thursday, 1/19/2006. Sailboat masts reached to the roof at the White Bear Boat Works display at the 34th Annual Boat Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The show runs through January 22nd and features six hundred boats from over 200 exhibitors ranging from canoes to ocean cruisers. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

SHIVER YOUR TIMBERS

Come in from the cold and focus on sun, blue skies and calm, open water. The Minneapolis Boat Show provides a one-stop marketplace for everyone from the "old salt" to the entry-level "greenhorn." More than 400 boats will be on display, from cabin cruisers to canoes, along with thousands of accessories for the boat and boater. There will be free seminars, an interactive scuba diving exhibit in a heated pool, underwater treasures from shipwrecks and more. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. today. $10; free for ages 15 and under and for active military with I.D. Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Av. S., Mpls. www.minneapolisboatshow.com.)

BRIAN LEEHAN