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80 is the new 50 for this young lady were still warm, as she was getting the boat chief and his friend who kindly towed her
prepared to be stored for the winter. back over to the Island. This was just one
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I asked Barb how often she takes her Barb appears fearless when run- of the adventures of many Barb was kind
boat out...she said ning her boats, mostly by enough to share.
"Which one?" The herself.... She told us about Barb has spent most of her life
26' 1952 Chris one day while boating around the water, belonging to the Detroit
Craft, the 1938 16' down the Bassett Channel, Yacht Club in her early years racing a sail-
Chris Craft, or the off the South Channel.... boat weekly against many notables, in-
sailboat? Barb boats She had made a short stop cluding the
whenever she can, to "put her bum" over the Stroh fam-
sometimes twice a side. Unfortunately, her ily, living
day. She knows all on the
the cuts and shared Old Coast Guard St. Clair
with us some of River,
the many famous and now
people's homes over retired
the years around in her
Harsens Island home in
including Kurt Gib- on the S. Channel the mid-
son, the Fruehauf dle of
family, the U of M's Shameless plug....
Don Canham, and The 26' Chris Craft our local Found a "2007" Lake
in the boat house
boat would not restart and water chain
she ended up spending the on Harsen's St. Clair Guide on
the original Coast
Guard Station. night out there alone. At Island. Barb's boat while
When we returned from our trip, Barb dawn she woke to hear the first fishing boat You don't looking for a chart!
brought the 26' boat, with only inches to already passed. A while later, a 2nd young meet many
spare, right into the boat house without any man came by and promised he'd be back in people "of
assistance and then further impressed me by 45 minutes.... not! The third fishing boat any age" who boat as much as Barb!
doing her own oil change while the engines thankfully was the Algonac fire department Continued at right page 27
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