Oh, the things you could learn at our featured ACBS Associate Member of the Week. The Great Lakes Boat Building School is “housed in an impressive 12,000 square-foot waterfront facility, east of the Mackinac Bridge along the northern shore of Lake Huron in the Les Cheneaux Islands. These thirty-six islands provide sheltered channels and bays…
The 2017 Spring Lake, Michigan boat show offered something vintage for everyone. This report and pictures were submitted by Dennis Mykols. The 14th running of this small town Wooden and Classic Boat Show is in a park like setting on the Grand River, called Mill Point Park, and it offers everything a show site could…
The Water Wonderland Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society draws its memberships mainly from western and northern Michigan. Clicking on Water Wonderland Chapter will lead you to much more information about this chapter and links to their website and Facebook page. This chapter includes approximately 300 active members who have registered nearly 800…
Two ACBS Chapters share a joint Presidents’ Tour. Pictured above are Ann Guldemond, President of the Michigan Chapter and Tom Rudy, President of the Water Wonderland Chapter. Dennis Mykols, member of both chapters, contributed this report and pictures of their great weekend. On April 8th and 9th the A.C.B.S Michigan Chapter, (covering all of the S.E.…
Many of the ACBS promotions have begun with “When did it start for you? …because so many old boat stories begin with, “When I was a kid, …” Here’s one more such tale. John Vass is now a member of the Blackhawk Chapter, Michigan Chapter, and Water Wonderland Chapter. But it all began when his…
The Les Cheneaux Historical Association is this week’s ACBS featured Associate Member. Les Cheneaux Historical Association is an Associate Member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. ACBS recognizes them with gratitude for their support of our organization. They are also a member of the Water Wonderland Chapter of ACBS. Located at the northern tip of…
Hamatreya is a 38 ft Chris Craft Commander built in 1968. Hamatreya is powered by a Chris Craft 427. She is owned by Sam Cummings, a member of Water Wonderland Chapter of ACBS. Sam tells us this story about Hamatreya: When boat shopping, we sought out a 60’s 38 ft commander because we loved the style…
Glass of Red is an 18′ 1985 Century Resorter. 1985 puts her in the “Late Classic” age classification which includes all boats manufactured from 1976 through the year which is 25 years prior to this year. Glass of Red is owned by Jim and Wendy Mersman, members of the Water Wonderland Chapter of ACBS.…
“Cemack” is a 1959 Chris Craft Sportsman 24′ owned by Carol E. Mack. At the Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show on August 13, 2016, “Cemack” was given the “Most Original Boat” Award. This boat was delivered to Worthy R. Brown & Sons of Lakeside, Ohio on June 2, 1959. The current owner…
“Jitterbug” is a Platinum Award winner in the 2015 ACBS Contemporary Class. Mike and Becky Teusink, members of the Water Wonderland Chapter of ACBS, entered “Jitterbug” in the Contemporary Class at the 2015 ACBS Boat Show held at Gull Lake in Minnesota. “Jitterbug” was built in 2015 by the Wooden Runabout Company. This 19 ft boat…