What is the setting of "The Found Boat?"

The setting in this story is in and around a small town
where the edge of town has flooded. The flooded area is an attraction for the area
youth. Uncertain of the age of the protagonists, I assume they are around 13, just
bocoming aware and curios of their differences. The boat found and reconstructed I think
represents thier excape vessel from childhood in an effort to enter
adulthood. 

I really did not get much out of this peice. Although well
written, and very descriptive, I found the plot to be monotonous. I would have enjoyed a
little mystery, as I could forsee the ending with in the first
page.