Now that we are experiencing the joys of midwinter, I will post some more club history to get our thoughts back to summer on the river. The Winnipeg Free Press is searchable online for free if you have a library card and today I will share what I found from the first year of the club in 1956.

All the meetings were advertised the week before and welcomed all boating enthusiasts.

The club was active with the issues in the city pertaining to the river.

The club’s group activities made the newspaper.

The club sponsored a long distance swimmer and accompanied her from Grand Beach to Winnipeg Beach.

The club announced the annual general meeting and Al Brophy was kept on as Commodore. The ‘better facilities for bathing’ comment seems strange.