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Oakland County Boat Club: Centennial 1912-2012 ... and Still Going Strong Marker — right images
Photographer: Left: Photo courtesy of The Oakland Press. Right: Photo courtesy of the Oakland County Boat Club.
Caption: Oakland County Boat Club: Centennial 1912-2012 ... and Still Going Strong Marker — right images
Additional Description: Left: Powerboats speed around the Sylvan Lake race course in the 1950s. An estimated eight to ten thousand people watched these races.
Right: Early regatta in the 1920s sponsored by the Oakland County Boat Club. The early boat races were given the name "Sylvanaqua".
Submitted: May 18, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p586353
File Size: 3.890 Megabytes

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