Anecdotal evidence indicates that The Cleveland Boat Show saw light attendance this year compared to the 2007 show. Actually the Cleveland Boat & Waterfront Lifestyle Expo, we call it the Cleveland Boat Show because it is in Cleveland and there are usually lots of boats being shown. 
A quick walk through the various vendors and booths shows that the "Lifestyle" portion may be gaining on the "Waterfront" and "Boat" portions. One can have their gutters kept clean, purchase sharp kitchen knives, get thirsty sponges, buy beef jerky, chocolate and numerous other non-boat and non-waterfront related things.
The CABBS booth lived up to both its own name and the show's name. We are the Cleveland Amateur Boatbuilding and Boating Society. We boat in and around Cleveland, we build boats in and around Cleveland and while there are some very high-quality boats and builders in our group, we are most certainly amateurs!
This year we had the incomplete Bailey Boat (pictured above, see "Bailey Boat" here), a cedar strip canoe (pictured below), a birch-bark canoe, Jim Batteiger's 12' Wee Rob and a lapstrake dingy model sized as a cradle.
The cedar strip canoe is a work of art as you can tell even from the lousy picture. The builder wrote his name in Morse Code as an inlay on the side. The whole boat practically glows.
The birch bark canoe is also a work of art. During the show, a gentleman and two companions came by to talk about it. He's a complete nut for these things and makes them as part of Cleveland-area school program he's affiliated with. Even goes up to Canada to harvest the birch bark and the cedar strips needed. Amazing.
Alas, my own contribution, an Optimist Pram didn't make it, partially due to transportation issues and partially due to project timeline and work-effort issues. I still intend to complete it and offer it for sailsale, so keep your eyes open for this announcement.
