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Published Date
Nov 20, 2025
It was on July 26, 1915 that the South Shore Yacht Club Ladies Auxiliary was organized. In those early years until 1937, meetings were held in the homes of members with the first historic meeting being held in the home of Mrs. William (Mata) Lawrie. The first Auxiliary members were wives, mothers, and sisters of the club’s members who at that time were all men. Until women were [...]
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Published Date
Nov 20, 2025
From time to time we feature a cartoon drawn by Ross Lewis.
Ross was born in Metamora Michigan in 1902. He moved to Milwaukee in 1920 and began working for the Journal in 1925. He began drawing the political cartoon for the paper in 1932, and produced a daily cartoon until he retired in 1967. His cartoons were featured on the front page, and only after his retirement were they moved to the [...]
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Published Date
Oct 28, 2025
Beginning in the early 1930’s, prior to the club house even being built, members at SSYC were beginning to purchase Q Class Universal sailboats from New England and bringing them back to SSYC. This era marked the domination of the Q’s in racing on Lake Michigan. Over the years there have been at least 9 Q’s at SSYC with 8 of them being memorialized by the half-models in the [...]
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