 Spending a beautiful day on a boat on a lake took a whole new meeting on Saturday in Cross Lake. Clayton Castle takes us to the 7th annual Cardboard Boat Races in this week's Northwoods adventure. Racing with Cardboard Boats? That's exactly what took place on Saturday afternoon at Moonlight Bay Family Restaurant and Bar with the 7th annual Cardboard Boat Races benefitting the Whitefish Yacht Club and the Lakes Foundation. The Whitefish Yacht Club serves a community where they put out the buoys in the channels and they really help to promote safety on the lake and help out with buoys and what not. And also the Lakes Foundation is the foundation that is helping to build the new school within Cross Lake. The event featured over 40 boats racing for a cash prize of $500. While many of the participants were newcomers, there were some veterans of Cardboard racing as well. It started last year when I started paddling. Been here as a spectator for years before that but a hunting partner of mine built a boat and he needed somebody to paddle it. So he called me up and last year we paddled and we won the whole shebang last year so we're back this year. I'll tell you what, it's a lot more fun paddling than watching. Racing Cardboard Boat sounds unusual at first, but what brings people back from war? The uniqueness of the style captures the attention and love of many. I think it's just the boats and all the different styles and paint jobs. Just the work that goes into them. These guys that are building the boats are putting a lot of work into them and it's fun to get out and paddle them. The organizers of the event are excited to notice the growth of the event the past seven years and hopes it will continue to grow in the future. We got this idea about seven years ago from Harvey Cack. He saw this idea somewhere and he thought let's bring this to Cross Lake so we did it seven years ago. It was a really big event and it's growing every year and this is the first year that we really tried to put the community together to bring in more sponsors and involve the community more. It's grown immensely. I think the first year we probably had eight to ten boats. This year we have about forty-five boats so it has grown each year and also two like I said helping out with our sponsors to be able to sell clothing, sell gear and bring back to the community. At the end of the day it was Team Stars and Stripes taking home the $500 cash prize. Reporting in Cross Lake for this week's Northwoods Adventure Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.