The lake boaters and coastal cruisers produced by Holiday mansion manufacturing company are popular on what estuary in Maryland and Virginia?
Holiday mansion Holiday Mansion U.S. fiberglass houseboat Vanderbilt Yachts was purchased by Vanderbilt Yachts in late 2004. The second owner Holiday Mansion International no longer exists. Holiday Mansion boat manufacturing was founded in 1965 in Salina, Kansas by Jack Byquist. They produced thousands of houseboats in the 29–49 foot range for over three decades. In their prime, Holiday Mansions were popular with lake boaters and coastal cruisers from the Chesapeake Bay down to Florida’s coast. The spacious interior combined with a shallow draft and low purchase and operating costs made it a natural boat for rental agencies.
Hampton Roads Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water in Virginia and the surrounding metropolitan region in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, United States. Comprising the Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC metropolitan area and an extended Combined Statistical Area that includes the Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area and Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, Hampton Roads is known for its large military presence, ice-free harbor, shipyards, coal piers, and miles of waterfront property and beaches, all of which contribute to the diversity and stability of the region's economy.