Welcome Back To The Club Picnic In Michigan, It’s Okay, The Party Still’s Going On
Fun times
A huge thanks to Mike Flood for sharing some snaps from the Michigan Gangs Club Picnic in 1982! Ya, get out your shoulder pads and short shorts. And take a gander at some of us all back then.
Dang! that is some crowd there
Love this
The pants, the hat…
party on
80’s love!
Oh boy, is it any good?
The canals of the St Clair
POCAHONTAS I wonder?
Old school hand lettering
Is this MISS AMERICA IX?
THAT IS ONE INSANE HULL NUMBER
A picture perfect day
Party fun
What a great walk down memory lane. No I was not there, but it all looks so familiar.
Of course for some of us the ’80’s were much like the ’60’s: If you remember them you weren’t really there.
Wait a minute!
In the picture “’80’s Love” the name tag reads Patrice Henkel (don’t ask how I noticed that).
There was a Peter Henkel. Is there a connection here?
Great story and photos of the “old school” Michigan gang having a good time. I just wish I would have been part of that era. I also wish I knew what happened to those boats. Thank you Mike and Matt for sharing the fun!
Seeing Flash brings back good memories. Everytime it went past my parents house my mom would say “There goes Flash” and I would quickly to to the window to watch it go by.
Those are some great pictures. I remember seeing some of those boats at Hessel in the 80s. To me the 80s don’t seem that long ago.
Having lived along rivers in 3 different states, seeing the water rise many times, my mind struggles with how close to water level the homes pictured sit.
Awesome pictures. The 80’s were an awesome decade. So what boat has the MC 00001 HW number? I would sure like to know more about the boat and owner of this and the other low numbered boats and owners since my CC is MC 00042 HW. Also, her name tag appears to be Henkel. Relation of the Peter Henkel family I assume?
MC0001HW was a 1914 hacker own by Ron Balintine(sp?) I installed a V-8 in her
Brock, My directories go back to 77 but unfortunately not all boaters put their put their hull numbers in the book. I’ve enjoyed looking up particular boats over the years but it’s usually by name.
Seems like there were a lot more “characters ” back then and they turned a show into a party. Looking at the old Street Rod and Hot Rod magazine show coverage then compared to now, I’d love to have been at those shows!
Wow! Great pictures! We were there, saw my dad’s boat, “Honey” aU-22.
Fun times. And, Mike, tou were a little kid, as I was in my 20,s 🤪
I see my boat in there aloha and teeters boat flash
I’m thinking “Pocahontas” is the IX, as there is a Mistele label on the cowl ahead of the motors… 🙂
Damn! Susannah k looks like the Sylvia shot
It would be an amazing thing to find an ’80’s ACBS directory and track down each boat and its history.
Would it be possible for me to buy Miss America IX, Flash, or the River at 1980 prices? Could you make that happen, Matt?
(Also, how crazy that at some point someone renamed Miss America IX?)
RIVA, not River. Damn keyboard.
Man that’s cool. What a great location that st Clair canal is. Enjoyed the post today, thanks fellas.