Relatively Quiet

July 29, 1972, Appleton Post-Crescent

For so many years the boat races were a fixture on Lake Winnebago, creating a cacophony of engine noises, rising and falling with the pace of competition.  In my place of residence three blocks west on Second Street, this assault on the senses was an annual rite of summer, like the (more welcome) gate bells marking the opening and closing of the Racine Street Bridge, wafting though my window on a humid night. In the days in advance of Independence Day, let's pause to appreciate this recreational treasure that Menasha has enjoyed  for close to 90 years.