TrawlerFest is a reasonable stop for Newbies, 5-7Mar20.
https://www.passagemaker.com/trawler...st-stuart-2020
Learn the main issues and see some boats. Not as useful for more experienced boaters...
Stuart FL, a good place to go in March from Wisconsin.
I went to Trawlerfest 2y ago from Madison.
Now I am sitting in my Trawler in St Pete, where it was 80F today...