Title

"For Pleasant & Restful Recreation": The Foster Boat Company

Authors

Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Hope CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2020

Publication Source

Chronicle

Volume Number

42

Issue Number

4

First Page

17

Last Page

20

Publisher

Historical Society of Michigan

Abstract

This article covers the history of the Foster Boat Company located in Charlevoix, Michigan from 1940-1952, and its production of pleasure craft and storm boats for use by the Allies in Europe during World War Two.

Keywords

Foster Boat Company, Charlevoix, Michigan, Boat Builders, Pleasure Craft Industry, Pleasure Boats

Recommended Citation

Repository citation: Reynolds, Geoffrey D., ""For Pleasant & Restful Recreation": The Foster Boat Company" (2020). Faculty Publications. Paper 1496.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/faculty_publications/1496

Published in: Chronicle, Volume 42, Issue 4, Winter January 1, 2020, pages 17-20. Copyright © 2020 Historical Society of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.