Hey Rick, living in Chicago a weekend is not going to do it. We're talking three days to see it all. Then there are the boats.
In 2007 I was there on my boat. Anchored in the next creek south, Back Creek , it is an easy walk. But some of my fellow travelers were on the moorings right where the show is in Spa Creek. Well they take up most of those moorings to have room for all the docks that they add. My friends Jeff and Sandy had the last ball left and stayed there for the entire show(pictures).