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• Cardboard Boat Regatta - Registration Deadline is July 8

  • When
    Sat, July 11, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Tahoe Park, 95 La Crosse Street, Beaver Dam, WI
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Join the fun and challenge of building and racing a corrugated cardboard boat on Saturday, July 11. The Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association (BDLIA) in partnership with the Beaver Dam Recreation Department will hold the Cardboard Boat Regatta during BeaverFest.

  Building materials will be provided to pre-registered teams. There will be cash and other prizes. This event is limited to eight teams of three people. Minimum age to participate is five years old. One team member must be 16 years old or over.  The person who signs up the team will be the team captain.

  Rules are registration information can be found here.

  Mail registrations can use this form. 

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• Pontoon Boat Rides - Registration Deadline is July 9

  • When
    Sat, July 11, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Tahoe Park, 95 LaCrosse Street, Beaver Dam, WI
  • Spaces left
    46

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  BDLIA will be providing free ~20-minute pontoon boat rides on Beaver Dam Lake at BeaverFest, and registration is required.  Time slots for rides can fill up quickly!  Each ride is limited to eight people, and you may only take one boat ride.  No food  or drink are allowed on the pontoon rides. Registered riders are required to check-in at boat dock ten minutes prior to ride time (for example: pontoon ride reserved for 1:00 pm, check-in by 12:50 pm).  If not checked in five minutes prior to start time, reservation spot will be forfeited to people on waitlist.

  A limited number of rides can also be reserved starting at 11:00 am on July 11 at the BDLIA booth at Tahoe Park. 
  

  
  

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• BDLIA Social - Registration Deadline is July 19

  • When
    Wed, July 22, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    The Thirsty Beaver, 500 Madison Street, Beaver Dam
  • Spaces left
    198

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  The Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association is looking forward to the BDLIA Social!  This event is for everyone. 

  Design Speciality Builders is covering the registration cost.  Please register for food counts.

  The Social will run from around 4:00-7:00 p.m.  Food will be served from 5:00-6:30 p.m.  The meal will include a brat or burger, chips, and a soda, beer, or rail mixer.

  Thanks to Design Specialty Builders and Thirsty Beaver for being event sponsors.  

  Limited dock space is available.

  The event will be held rain or shine!

  
  

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• BDLIA Annual Meeting

  • When
    Sat, August 29, 2026
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Randolph Community Building

  Come and see what's going on, ask questions, offer up project ideas, and generally let us know how to engage our members and additional volunteers! We will also be electing Board Members.

  
  

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