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ST. CLAIR SHORES The goal of the Lakeside Palette Club to “study and paint together and to stimulate and promote interest in creative art” in the community is as true today as when the group was established in 1947. ....
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Looking Back: Ice boating on Lake St. Clair Advertisement ST. CLAIR SHORES In this undated image, three two-person ice boats of the Racing 60s class are getting ready for competition on Lake St. Clair. Ice boating was popular on Lake St. Clair, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s (likely when this photo was taken) and into the middle part of the 20th century. The first U.S. ice boat was built in 1790 by Oliver Booth in Poughkeepsie, New York, for use on the Hudson River. Later boats were designed with the steering runner at the front, a direct result of a 1937 Detroit News sponsored home-buildable ice boat contest. The winning design gave rise to a new class of boats known as the International DN. These boats can achieve 55-65 miles per hour while racing; the older boats sometimes approached 90 mph. There are no brakes on an ice boat; the operator steers into the wind to stop. ....