Pontoon Palooza

Held the third Saturday of every July on Lake Nokomis.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2026 PONTOON PALOOZA – JULY 18, 2026!!!

 

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The 31st Annual Dave Theis Memorial Pontoon Palooza is fast approaching on July 19, 2025!!

 

The Stamp Sheets are out and available NOW at:

B’s Landing Bar

Boomba Bar

The Loop Hole

$1500 in Stamp Run Prizes will be given away!

SEE THE BACK OF THE STAMP SHEET FOR DETAILS.

 

Pontoon Palooza Theme Contests are BACK!!!

New this year, courtesy of Hob’s Service Center, judging for the Best Decorated Pontoon and Best Dressed Crew will be done at Hob’s Barge, which will be located near the island just East of the Highway Y bridge.  Judges will be stationed on the barge between 12:00 Noon and 3:00pm on July 19, 2025. Awards presented at B’s Landing Bar at 6:00pm.  Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both categories!!

See you at Hob’s Barge for judging!

Best Decorated Pontoon

Sponsored by Tomahawk Sports Center

Boats will be judged for creativity in decoration and theme.

Best Dressed Crew

Sponsored by Erv’s Sales & Service

If your Captain and Crew have a unique/creative theme to your boating attire, come forward to be judged.

Returning this year is the end-of-day party and drawing to be held at B’s Landing Bar!  The big tent will be up.

 

              • 3:00: Food and Drink tent open thanks to volunteers from the Northwoods Riders Snowmobile Club members
              • 3:00-6:00: Stamp Sheet turn-in
              • 4:00: Live music by Older Budwiser starts
              • 6:00: Best Decorated Boat and Best Dressed Crew winners announced
              • 6:00: Local Business gift certificate raffle winner announced
              • 7:00: Stamp Sheet and $100 raffle ticket drawing winners announced

 

Raffle tickets are available for the $2500 cash Grand Prize. 15 prizes are given away totaling $11,000.  Tickets are $100 each and only 200 are sold.

 

Raffle tickets are also available for the “Winner-Takes-All Gift Certificate Raffle”.  Tickets are 1/$10 or 3/$20 to win $800 of gift certificates to our Stamp Sheet Sponsors.  Thank you to B’s Landing, Billy Bob’s, Boomba Bar, Bootleggers, Cockatiel’s, Fish Trap, Holly’s, LaCanne’s, The Loop Hole, Stars and Stripes, Tilted Loon, and Twin Bay.

 

Follow the Northwoods Riders Snowmobile Club Facebook page for more event updates.

 

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Pontoon 2019 Sunset