11th Annual Wooden Boat Festival held in Madisonville September 30 and October 1. The festival begins with a Friday night Captains Party at Friends Restaurant, with the festival proper beginning 10:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Activities cease at 7 p.m. on Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Madisonville and Ponchatoula in particular trace their roots to the wooden boat trade that predated roads in this part of the world, creating several chapters of local history that is certainly not lost on the scholars of Southeast Louisiana University, which is taking an active role in the museum's creation and displays. The Wooden Boat festival is billed as "The South's largest gathering of historic, antique, classic and contemporary wood boats," quite an accomplishment for the 11-year-old event that has become the maritime museum's top public fund raiser. Wooden Boat Fest Entertainment & Events Friday, September 29 Captains Party at Friends ($50) Saturday, September 30 10:30 a.m. - Noon New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Co. 12.15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Kim Carsen & the Casualties 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Chee Weez 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Four-Unplugged 5:30 p.m. -- 7 p.m. Louisiana LaRoux Sunday, October 1 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Christian Serpas & Ghostown 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Trace 12:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Quick & Dirty Sea Trial Parade and Launch Led by Dark Water Jazz Band 1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m. Amy & The Hank Sinatras 3:20 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Red, Hot, Blues 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Rockin' Dopsie Jr. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum 2000 Board of Directors and Officers President Robert P. Hogan Vice President Michael "Mike" Mulligan Secretary Michael "Joey" Champagne Jr. Treasurer Dwight C. Williams Morton Davis Maurice J. LeGardeur Jr. John Hobson Maginnis Jr. Dr. John S. Miller Willie Paretti Special Events Coordinator Mary Thomas 2000 Wooden Boat Festival Chair - Willie Paretti Coordinator - Mary Thomas Children's Village Sponsored by Hibernia National Bank Saturday, September 30 "Papillion" - Noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. "Jo Jo The Clown Magic Show" - 3 p.m. "ZooMobile" - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday, October 1 "Papillion" - 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. "Johnette Downing" - Noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. "Audubon Zoo Bug Mobile" - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.