History- The Early Years

LMYC Clubhouse (Early70's)

During the winter of 1972-1973 Commodore Paul Schreiber and Property Chairman Bob Clark located the present property, which members chose, as their permanent location. On this lot was a one hundred year old house rented to tenants, and a two-bedroom cottage by the river. On January 10th, 1973 the Town Council passed a resolution to grant permission to operate a yacht club from (farm lot 17 conc.1), also known as 2640 Front Road, LaSalle, Ontario.

LMYC hosted its first Shakedown” an annual popular rally to Put In Bay on May 19, 1973. The destination has not changed to this day.

During the next few years the interior of the club had been changed quickly with the removal, remodeling of the bedrooms to make space for meetings and social gatherings.

In July, 1975. the property to the north of the club became available. It was long and narrow and was 3.5 acres of mostly marshland. With the demand for more docks mainly for larger boats, construction of what is now the “North Harbor” began and completed in March 1976.

The clubhouse during the late 70’s was also undergoing tremendous changes. An addition was added which granted a panoramic view of the Detroit River. With the addition came the fireplace and in-house designed furniture, built by the members.

In 1978 the game of darts was introduced by John Geary Senior and Frank Rubery to the members of LMYC. This game has gained popularity over the years and was enjoyed not only by the league players, but also by many club members who at first were very skeptical.

During the late 1970”s LMYC members designed and build a gazebo, elevated on a concrete pillar, overlooking the river. The gazebo was built with the intentions of providing a shelter from the weather, and insects for the race committees that handled the evening races. LMYC gazebo was completed in 1980


	The Middle Years-1970-1979