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"For Pleasant & Restful Recreation": The Foster Boat Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
"For Pleasant & Restful Recreation": The Foster Boat Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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This article covers the history of the Foster Boat Company located in Charlevoix, Michigan from 1940-1952, and its production of pleasure craft and storm boats for use by the Allies in Europe during World War Two.
Lakewood Farm: The Private Zoo That The Public Loved, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Lakewood Farm: The Private Zoo That The Public Loved, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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Lakewood Farm: The Private Zoo That the Public Loved is an article concerning the private zoo in Holland, Michigan, that was owned by Chicago coal merchant George Fulmer Getz and helped form the Illionois based Brookfiekd Zoo and John Ball Zoo of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Built Along The Shores Of Macatawa: The History Of Boat Building In Holland, Michigan, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Built Along The Shores Of Macatawa: The History Of Boat Building In Holland, Michigan, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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Built Along the Shores of Macatawa: The History of Boat Building in Holland, Michigan is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2004.
Ordeal On The Ice, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Ordeal On The Ice, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Faculty Publications
Ordeal on the Ice is an article concerning the February 8, 1936 rescue of Clayton Brown by United States Coastguardsman Boatswain's Mate Earl Cunningham (1895-1936) that resulted in his own death and that of Claude Beardsley and the awarding of the Gold Lifesaving Medal to Cunningham posthumously.
100 Years Of Saving Lives, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
100 Years Of Saving Lives, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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100 Years of Saving Lives is an article that concerns the history of the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard station at Charlevoix, Michigan, 1898-2004.
Nautical Namesakes Of A.C. Van Raalte, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Nautical Namesakes Of A.C. Van Raalte, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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Maritime Namesakes of A.C. Van Raalte is an article that concerns the history of the great lakes ships that bore his name for over eighty years.
Maritime Namesakes Of A.C. Van Raalte, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Maritime Namesakes Of A.C. Van Raalte, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Faculty Publications
Maritime Namesakes of A.C. Van Raalte is an article that concerns the history of the great lakes ships that bore his name for over eighty years.