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CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Boat Show will retain its name, but beginning next year, it won't be in Chicago anymore.

The Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show, as it is now known, dates back more than 90 years.

Published reports indicate the event was originally at Navy Pier, but archive video shows the event at McCormick Place as far back as 1961 – the first full year the convention center was in operation.

McCormick Place first opened in the fall of 1960, and had to be rebuilt from the ground up after a fire in 1967.

The convention center now comprises four buildings with 2.6 million square feet of operation.

The Chicago Boat Show occupied some of those 2.6 million square feet this past January, it will be home to the Boat Show no more.

In 2025, the Boat Show will instead be held at the Donald E.

Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Organizers said they decided to move after "thorough market analysis, exhibitor demand, and boater feedback."

"After consulting with stakeholders and in-depth analysis, the best path forward

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