Handsome Nokomis Boat of La Crosse Noted For Speed
The Nokomis owned by R. S. Hyde stands out as perhaps the prettiest and most modern La Crosse boat with a Buffalo engine and fast towing capacity. Other notable craft include the Swastica with wicker chairs and a Kenyan auto top, W. A. Wager’s swift big boat, the Ott with roomy cabins and galley, and Captain Otto Goetzke’s Otto in the excursion trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wager
Ott
Fred Easton
Otto Goetzke
Otto
la Crosse
R. S. Hyde
Black Beauty boats rise in La Crosse race scene
Lucien Reid and local owners report new boats entering La Crosse this year. Purchasers say these craft will outshine many local boats. R. L. Kenson fields two boats for agency purposes a Pope from Fond du Lac and a Weckier built in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
R. L. Kenson
Fond du Lac
Chicago
La Crosse Motorboat Club grows fast in one year
La Crosse Motorboat Club began March 1906 with 39 members and formed a stock to build a garage, later dropped due to ice and cost. By 1907 100+ members and nearly 100 boats, with officers Commodore Toeller Vice Commodore Munz and Fleet Captain Fowler, and a signed pledge to curb boathouse thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Comittees
E. R. Shirley
F. H. Fowler
W. V. Kidder
Will Ott
W. A. Wager
J. C. Toeller
A. F. Reitzel
S. Ninth
John C. Toeller
Madison
Herman Tillman
South Fifth
P. J. Bott
C. W. Watterson
South Eighth
W. J. Hickisch
Henry H. Niebuhr
South
J. E. Willing
Main
Clark & Clark
Erwin Mueller
Otto Munz
La Crosse Motorboat Club Advances City Docks and Marine Railway
Organization of motorboat owners in La Crosse has led to a new city dock at the foot of State Street in daily use and a planned North Side dock. A. W. Pettibone donated two docks at Pettibone Park, now being finished. The marine railway project is in progress with other advantages promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Williams
Madison
Oscar Hulberg
S. Ninth
Max Burton
Cass
A. Holbeck
Vine
R. J. Ray
King
E. C. Higbee
Ferry
C. C. Clemens
South
J. A. McKenzie
Redfield
A. J. Walker
S. Eighth
J. W. Stafford
George Wright
Farwell
al Schuberg
Will Hickisch
Boley
C. E. Lundgren
North Sixth
John Moser
Hagar
Robert Henry
Rose
Chas. Blanchard
Thos
la Crosse
State Street
North Side
A. W. Pettibone
Pettibone Park
Bse
Cass Street
Directors Revise to Push Club Interests
Fleet surgeon Dr H C Evenson leads a revised directorate that includes F H Fowler E R Shirley J C Toeller W V Kidder H C Evenson R S Reid and Otto Munz. The change aims to give ambitious members a chance at the wheel and advance the club’s interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Evenson
W. V. Kidder
F. H. Fowler
E. R. Shirley
J. C. Toeller
R. S. Reid
Otto Munz
Shady Nooks and Marine Railway North of La Crosse
The article details popular river picnic spots near La Crosse including Pettibone park and Dresden park up river, notes many parties prefer upriver locales, explains a forthcoming marine railway to aid boat repairs, and describes mooring expansions by A W Pettibone along Pettibone park shore with initial uptake by John E Willing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Pettibone Park
Dresden Park
Dresbach
Pigeon Island
Excursion Boat For Havana Illinois
A large excursion launch built by Red Wing Boat company of Red Wing Minnesota will pass through La Crosse en route to Havana Illinois for its excursion business. The craft is larger than anything in La Crosse and is powered by a heavy four cylinder four cycle Red Wing engine. The Red Wing firm is releasing several four cycle engines this season said to rival the top grade engines available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing Boat Company
Red Wing
Minn
Havana
la Crosse
Bijou Boat Repainted Bright Red On The River
Al Schuberg’s boat the Bijou has been painted a bright red this year and is noted as one of the most attractive boats on the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Schuberg
Thistle Exploits Waterway From La Crosse to St Paul
The 30 foot motorboat Thistle, led by Melville E. Trux with engineer Myron Savage, started from La Crosse to St Paul on a data gathering expedition for Motorboat Magazine. Trux aims to document river improvements, history, and the river’s needs, covering Lake Pepin currents, local fisheries profits, government stations for clam propagation, and the era’s boat and infrastructure lore along the Father of Waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thistle
Melville E. Trux
Myron Savage
la Crosse
St. Paul
Father of Waters
Trux
Pepin
United States
Wabasha
Crosse
Genoa
Wis
Holland
John Lawler
Prairie du Chien
Cassville
McGregor
Iowa
La Crosse Becomes City of Boats on River
La Crosse now hosts a surge of motorboats with about 200 small craft and several larger launches. Notable vessels include the 15 hp Skip, the 12 hp Black Beauty owned by Lucien Reid, Bijou owned by Al Schuberg, and the Swastica of Commodore J. C. Toeller. The scene features numerous boats and enthusiasts along the river, rivaling other river cities in boat activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
St. Louis
Twin Cities
St. Paul
E. P. Gleason
Red Wing Flyer
Charles Gardner
Winona
Lucien Reid
Ray S. Reid
Wisconsin Waterway
al Schuberg
Mr. Schuberg
George Holzhammer
Swastica
J. C. Toeller
Peter Bott
Hermann Tillman
Pretty designs and good time on lake boats
H. C. Evenson’s boat the Clarissa is a 16 foot lake type craft with a 4 foot 6 inch beam and a 3 horsepower Pierce Engine from Racine. It runs at 580 revolutions per minute with a rated speed of 7 miles per hour and seats 8. Dr. Clemens’ Echo is a 22 foot compromise type boat with a 4 foot 8 inch beam and a 6 horsepower Termat and Monahan engine from Oshkosh, running at 700 rpm with a rated speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security
Munz and
Thwing
Burtoh, Hulberg
Kurtenacker and
Ray
Dr. C. C. Clemens
John Willing
W. W. Kidder
George Rose
E. A. Williams
H. C. Evenson
Clarissa
Pierce Engine Company
Racine
Dr. Clemens
Termat & Monahan Company
Oshkosh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hyde
THE
Nokomis
Pullman Palace
L. M.C
Wm. Tisch
State
Jule B. Burke
Jas. D. Cummings
August Kutzborsky
Gus Voigt
W. R. Ellers
John P. Salzer
S. Tenth
L. M. Bell
North Twelfth
Ray Hiscox
Security Bank
J. W. Simpson
N. Third
A. H. Stokke
North Third
H. Clay Evenson
H. J. Fritz
S. Front
Chas. W. Pabst
Cor
Fourth
Hood
Skip
the “Flagship
Swastika
Commodore John C. Toeller
Peter J. Bott
Minnesota
Wagon Bridge
John E. Willing
Wisconsin
Havana, Ill
BIJOU
Gulf
Torboat
Glea
Son
Reid
Beauty” and
LA Crosse Motorboat Club
Sec
Treas
H. C. Venson
Trempealeau
MINNESOTA BOAT #& POWER CO
Stillwater, Minn
Fred Kroner
Fisher Charger
A. W. Fisher CO
South Bend, Ind
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