Grand Haven  "Surf City"
Available Exhibit Material

Photographs

Pre-1960s

1907 - Early postcard image and close-up of young men kneeling and standing on what could be a paddle board near the Highland Park pole pier.  A third person appears to be at the front of the board trying to steady it.
 

  1907- Side View of Highland Park Beach Pier  
    1955 - Doc Seibold and Bernie Felix with the first surfboard on Lake Michigan.  Picture taken at Doc Seibold's 2006 surfing presentation at Tri-Cities Historical Museum.  (More pictures in this set available.)
Doc Seibold 1950s GH or Hawaiian surf photos?
Early pictures of Felix Marina and board showroom?
 

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