tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post3071512565522176869..comments2024-03-19T11:54:33.499-04:00Comments on Sandusky History: When Brown’s Boats Was at the Foot of Columbus AvenueSandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-26775722366502147782023-08-25T18:27:32.962-04:002023-08-25T18:27:32.962-04:00My dad, Ollie Clarke, born in Springfield, OH 1919...My dad, Ollie Clarke, born in Springfield, OH 1919, experienced Lakeside as a child, perhaps watching the Brown's Marina operations through the late 1920s through the '30s. In the 1940s he was trusted to take Brown's Marina's fishing parties out on Lake Erie, continuing this through his 20s. After marrying my mom, Jane, they brought our family to Lakeside every summer the last 2 weeks before Labor Day. He ran fishing parties for Brown's during that 2 weeks in exchange for being allowed in the off hours to use a little cabin cruiser for his family. We had picnics on Kelley's Island many times, as well as trips to Put-in-Bay. It was a magical time for our family. Ollie had a brain hemorrhage in 1957 which made him unable to "captain" our family from Brown's anymore but the memories live on. Our home movies show a wonderful time being had by local teen boys in the '50s, gleefully jumping off the roof of Brown's Marina, into the lake! Priceless. Mary Kay Clarke MenefeeMary Kay Clarke Menefeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042999438789482777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-3652140069830605162019-06-27T15:14:49.273-04:002019-06-27T15:14:49.273-04:00Worthy Brown is the son of Captain George A Brown ...Worthy Brown is the son of Captain George A Brown who has also been written about in this blog dated December 6 2017 http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2011/12/captain-george-brown.html?m=1sgtnchargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271766123327669626noreply@blogger.com