LAKE MICHIGAN SURFING EXHIBIT

COMMITTEE MEETING

OCT. 19, 2006

 

 

Present:  Bob Pushaw, Steve Radtke,

Nancy Buchanan, Bob Beaton (not pictured)
 

 Individuals with artifacts to loan

Scott Stienbauer

Greg Tallaricho

Mark Pfaff

Mark Hoeksema

John & Matt Schmolonski

Rich Stebbins

Vince Deur

 Frank Tobin

 

Next meeting:  Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 at 6:30pm

Bob P will bring newspapers with surf articles

Bob B will contact Ryan Girard in St. Joe to see if he can make full and partial surf board for display purposes.

Bob P will contact Vince Deur

Nancy to write article for newspapers looking for surfing artifacts

Bob to call Rick Stebbins – 850-0463 – can we put his surfboard on display

 

Artifacts

Bob Pushaw has at least 5 surfboards

Dave Siebold’s – early period

Bob has one long and one short from 64-49

Bob B has a 70s board – there were no long boards

80s – present to modern – long and short

Total – 6 total

Wet suits – Bob Pushaw

Tshirts – Beach Pt. Surf Shot

Grand Haven contest shirts

GLSA newsletters

Swim trunks

Surf wax

Surf racks

Decals

Surf patch kit

Leash for long and short boards

Removable skags

 

Window displays- surf boards

 

Surf Shops

Chinook Pier

Chapter 11

Beach Point

Felix’a

Boland’s

 

THEME’S FOR EXHIBIT

Life Saving aspect of surfers

GLSA

Aerodynamics of surfboards and how and why they operate

(width, rocker, thickness, length, type of foam, shape)

     ((flotation differences between ocean and fresh water))

 

Put article out on surf forums

Write article for surf magazine

 

Cutaway of surfboard – science of surfing

 

Possible artifacts

Movie camera

Movie projector

Movies

 

Programs

Old surfing movies

Speakers

Types of surfboards

   The next meeting was schedule for November 1, 2006 6:30 pm.  Tri-Cities Museum

 

 

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