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Ready for higher
water levels

Remembering why we and over 50 more The 1938 “Blue Sea Gull” up front was produced
spread around in Marshall, MI; the rest are a line of Clinton en-
are really called the Michigan. gines made in Clinton, MI in the late 50’s and 60’s
Coin-
“Motor” City cidently, just a
couple weeks af-
ter attending this
To bring together collectors of 100 historic event, I
years of “Michigan made” outboard engines, was contacted by
the “Great Lakes Chapter” of the Antique the publisher of
Outboard Motor Club hosted a large one- Michael Dixon’s
time historic event at Detroit’s Belle Isle three comprehen-
Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Without the sive books trac-
efforts of the Antique Outboard Motor Club, ing the history of
most marine engine manufacturing plants different aspects
employing 1000’s of people around Lake St. of our waterfront
Clair and the world would all but be forgotten. heritage of Lake

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum
on Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

St. Clair. One of the

three books, “Motor-

men & Yachting” is

Last year’s host of the the encyclopedia of the
Great Lakes Chapter show I had just attend-
ed, and I wished I had
display of antique been able to read the
outboard engines book first. So much

interesting information

Unbeknownst to me, from the 1890’s to the about our area’s impact on history in one Oliver engines below
were built from
1960’s, the Lake St. Clair area boasted over book, especially if you’re a gear head and 1954 - 1961 in
Battle Creek, MI
100 marine engine manufacturers building would like to understand the timeline

inboard and outboards in Detroit, St. Clair Continued on Page 38 ....

Shores, Algonac, Marine City, Port Huron,

While at the event, a group from the 2015 - 5th Annual Skaterfest of offshore “Skater” boats raced thru ....
Was a nostalgic moment of the crowd admiring the old, but amazement of the new passing us by....
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