Hundreds of boaters from around the area met at Port Edward Restaurant in Algonquin to take part in a boat parade in support of President Donald Trump on Sunday, with some traveling as far north as McHenry, the event organizer said.
Barrington Hills resident Steven Riggio said the idea for the Trump-themed boat parade came from a discussion he was having with fellow members of “Fleet 17,” a local boating group.
“We were just talking about how our president was getting beat up and said, you know, why don’t we just grab some flags and do a little flotilla to just let him know that there are some people out here that really do appreciate what he’s doing,” he said.
The initial conversations took place over the summer, but Riggio said he wanted to organize the event as close to the November election as possible while still planning it before it got too cold.
After posting a few call-outs on Facebook, Riggio noticed that the event had been picked up by seven different boating clubs in the area.
“It just started to grow quickly,” he said.
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