“People’s Choice Award – Fleafest 2024”
The 2024 Fleafest “People’s Choice Award” is a unique and highly original sculpture commissioned by the Muskoka Seaflea Executive. This prestigious award is presented to the individual whose seaflea has been determined to be the most popular of the day. This is based on the total amount of votes cast by both participants and viewers. This year’s award pays homage to the historical significance of Muskoka wooden boats as the top divider is carved into a symbolic racing hydroplane motif. The main lower support has been re-purposed from a 1948 Mercury KE3 which became the template for the designs of later and much faster racing engines.
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“People’s Choice Award – Fleafest 2022”
The 2022 Fleafest “People’s Choice Award” is a unique and highly original sculpture commissioned by the Muskoka Seaflea Executive. This prestigious award is presented to the individual whose seaflea has been determined to be the most popular of the day. This is based on the total amount of votes cast by both participants and viewers. This years award truly reflects the seaflea community and the bond that we all have in common !
“People’s Choice Award – Fleafest 2019”
The Fleafest “People’s Choice Award” is a unique and highly original sculpture commissioned by the Muskoka Seaflea Executive. This prestigious award is presented to the individual whose seaflea has been determined to be the most popular of the day. This is based on the total amount of votes cast by both participants and viewers. This is truly a treasure of momentous and classical beauty never seen before now. Weighing in at a massive 8 KG or 17.6 pounds, the 2019 “People’s Choice Award” was literally worth it’s weight in gold! This was by far the largest and most impressive trophy we have ever presented! Constructed entirely from vintage mercury outboard bits and vintage classic polystyrene die cut parts, this was truly a prize to be prized for years! Second and third place runners-up will receive their very own highly collectable “Leaky Boat Louie” classic “Vulgar Boatman” kit to customize themselves. Congratulations to Rylynn Amendola who was our People’s Choice Award recipient for 2019.
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“Fleafest 2019 People’s Choice Award!” from our last event.
“People’s Choice Award – Fleafest 2017 – Canada 150”
Congratulations to Logan Amendola who was our People’s Choice Award recipient for 2017.
The Fleafest “People’s Choice Award” is a unique and highly original sculpture commissioned by the Muskoka Seaflea Executive. This prestigious award is presented to the individual whose seaflea has been determined to be the most popular of the day. This is based on the total amount of votes cast by both participants and viewers. This is truly a treasure of momentous and classical beauty never seen before now.
This year the 2017 People’s Choice Award Trophy is a masterful work of high art and craftsmanship! Over seven years in the making, this priceless antiquity rivals the great works by Michelangelo, Rodin, Donatello and Bernini. Created from forged Viking steel, bronze, gold and African Mahogany, this will go down in seaflea history as one of the greatest monuments of all time!
While you’re here, take a look at our “People’s Choice Awards from previous events.
Fleafest 2015!
Congratulations to Ken Slessor who was our People’s Choice Award recipient for 2015.
Fleafest 2014!
Congratulations to Isaac Thomson who was the recipient of the 2014 People’s Choice Award with his very groovy “Herbie – The Love Flea”, a Mini Max with Flower Power, Speed and Peace! More pictures of this fantastic looking flea can be seen in our Fleafest 2014 Galleries.
Isaac Thomson – Winner of the 2014 People’s Choice Award.
Tyler Ricketts was the recipient of the 2013 People’s Choice Award with his beautifully restored “Muskoka Mosquito” originally built by his grandfather in 1949. Pictures of this 11′ Utility hydro can be seen in our 2013 Fleafest Photo Galleries.
Tyler Ricketts – Winner of the 2013 People’s Choice Award.
The Fleafest 2012 “People’s Choice Award” was the second of many unique and highly original sculptures commissioned by the Muskoka Seaflea Executive. Melanie Mitchell was the winner of last years People’s Choice Award for the most popular seaflea. Melanie became the second girl to win this event with her Pink-tastic “She-Flea”! This makes two years in a row that girls have defeated the guys! Girls ROCK! This trophy featured an 18K solid gold hydroplane surrounded by a dazzling array of bronze plated spark plugs All of these elements were lovingly mounted on (a sustainable procurement of) exotic Brazilian Walnut which was then hand rubbed with 52 coats of varnish.* This is truly a treasure of momentous and classical beauty never seen before now.
Melanie Mitchell – Winner of the 2012 People’s Choice Award.
The Fleafest 2011 “People’s Choice Award” was the first of many unique and highly original sculptures commissioned by the Muskoka Seaflea Executive. This prestigious award was presented to the individual whose seaflea was determined to be the most popular of the day based on the total amount of votes cast by both participants and viewers. The 2011 Award was assembled by utilizing two opposing 1962 Mercury dynafloat covers and the reflector from a miniature halogen pot light. Both of these components were lovingly placed on hand carved solid wooden mounts. The most unique feature of this “trophy – du – art” was the self-contained illumination system that created our own-patented “glow-of-control” atmospheric lighting effect. Congratulations to Ellie Godfrey of Kahshe Lake who was our 2011 People’s Choice Award Winner.