The Ripon Historical Society’s recent Now&Then in Ripon article about the “Miss Ripon” wooden speedboat, featured in the June 29, 2023 edition of the Commonwealth, brought forth memories and artifacts.
Little is known about a speed boat named the “Miss Ripon,” which was built in 1924 by a local auto mechanic/part-time carpenter Alvin Weingarten (1884-1936) and post office worker Herbert