Grand Haven "Surf City"
Exhibit Presentation

Available Exhibit Items

 

I.  Surfing Roots 

 
     
 

Early Wave Riding

 
         
      1.  Canoe surfing  
         
    2.  Paddleboard Surfing at Highland Park pole pier  
         
    3.  Dr. David Seibold - Grand Haven's first surfer  
         
 

National  Surfing 'Craze' comes to Grand Haven

 
         
    1.  Surfing record album covers (Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, etc.)  
         
    2.  Surf Magazines  
         
    3.  Endless Summer and other surf movie posters  
         
    4.  "To Grand Haven Beaches" metal sign  
         
 

Surfing Grand Haven in the Sixties

 
         
    1. Newspaper Articles  
         
    2.  Photographs of 1960s Surfing    
         
 

   

3.   1960s surfboards (aprox 6)

   

 
         
 

The Great Lakes Surfing Association

 
         
    1.  GLSA Newsletter Collection (aprox. 8) w/membership list  
         
      2.  Newspaper Articles about the GLSA  
         
      4.  GLSA photographs  
         
    3.  GLSA clubhouse, sign, mural, patch, contest trophies, etc  
         
    4.  Beach Point Surf Shop  
         
         
 

II.  Progression of Grand Haven Surfing

 
         
  The Short Board and Performance Surfing  
         
  The Rock Pile and other Challenging Breaks  
     
    1.  Chris Coffee 1970's G.H. Surfing Collection  
         
   

2.  Rockpile Prints 1

 
         
   

3. Rockpile Prints 2

 
         
   

4.  Post 1960s Newspaper / Magazine Articles

 
         
     

5.  Joey White's Roughwater Classic Collection

 
         
   

6.  Post 1970 Photos (only one for now - click thumbnail)

 
         
  Winter Surfing  
         
   

1.  Winter Surfing at Port Sheldon Photos by Charles Gomery

 
         
  Grand Haven's 1970s 'Surf Colonies.'  
         
  Surf Classic and ESA Contests  
         
  The Internet and Surf Forecasting  
         
  Grand Haven Surfers and Waterfront Safety  
         
  Grand Haven Surf Photographers and the Deur Films  
         
  The Future of Grand Haven Surfing