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  • Sailboat, yacht collide off beach
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Jul 1996, p. 5     ...
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Jul 1996, p. 5   ...
  • Two boaters rescued miles off the Wilmette shoreline [Todd VerHalen, 29, of Melrose Park and Nancy Mariani, 32]
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jul 2002, p. 12     ...
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jul 2002, p. 12   ...
  • Boat pilot charged in lake accident
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1996, p. 5     George W. Peterson, age 85
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1996, p. 5   George W. Peterson, age 85
  • Yacht Men Barely Escape Watery Grave
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1912, p. 5     Three Evanston men, George B. Currier, J. Edgar Lee and Pratt Underwood, narrowly escaped death when the "Leda," Currier's yacht, became disabled eighty-five miles northeast of Milwaukee. The trio we
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1912, p. 5   Three Evanston men, George B. Currier, J. Edgar Lee and Pratt Underwood, …
  • Rescue Champion Saves 3 When Boat Capsizes
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Aug 1918, p. 1     Three unidentified men in a rowboat off Canary Cottage beach at Lindenavneu and the lake, were rescued from drowing by C. A. Hartig, lifeguard along the beach at "Dingee"
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Aug 1918, p. 1   Three unidentified men in a rowboat off Canary Cottage beach at Lindenavneu …
  • Coast Guard rescues 3 from tugboat
    Wilmette Life, 7 Oct 2010, p. 25     A tugboat pulling two barges ran aground off the Glencoe shore. Three people were rescued by the Coast Guard when the boat began taking on water Saturday.
    Wilmette Life, 7 Oct 2010, p. 25   A tugboat pulling two barges ran aground off the Glencoe shore. Three …
  • Boat pilot charged in lake accident
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1996, p. 5     ...
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1996, p. 5   ...
  • Local heroes, editorial; Speedy rescuers, Sean Darren [sic], saved sailor's life, letter
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Jul 1996, p. 14     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library.
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Jul 1996, p. 14   Full article available at Wilmette Public Library.
  • Wilmette Coast Guards Rescue Seven Persons
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Jun 1933, p. 1     Wilmette coastguardsmen have rescued seven persons from drowning within the past two weeks. Among the rescued were William Akely [Akeley ?], 615 Lake avenue; George Twitchell, 221 Dupee place; Regina
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Jun 1933, p. 1   Wilmette coastguardsmen have rescued seven persons from drowning within the past two …
  • Two rescued after boat capsizes
    Bob Seidenberg, Wilmette Life, 28 Aug 2008, p. 10     Two Evanston residents were pulled from Lake Michigan south of Dempster Street Tuesday after their boat was hit by a "rogue wave."
    Bob Seidenberg, Wilmette Life, 28 Aug 2008, p. 10   Two Evanston residents were pulled from Lake Michigan south of Dempster Street …
  • Men safe after sailboat capsizes
    Routliffe, Kathy, Wilmette Life, 18 Aug 2011, p. 5     Two men in a sailboat narrowly escaped injury when wind flipped the craft and threw them into the water near a breakwall.
    Routliffe, Kathy, Wilmette Life, 18 Aug 2011, p. 5   Two men in a sailboat narrowly escaped injury when wind flipped the …
  • Boat safety restrictions to get parks' eye
    Routliffe, Kathy, Wilmette Life, 18 Aug 2011, p. 5     Wilmette Park District commissioners have decided to revisit restricting bad-weather-sailing after a sailing accident off the village's beach on Sunday morning.
    Routliffe, Kathy, Wilmette Life, 18 Aug 2011, p. 5   Wilmette Park District commissioners have decided to revisit restricting bad-weather-sailing after a …
  • Lake and beach require supervision to prevent accidents, editorial
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 May 1912, p. 10, column 1     ...
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 May 1912, p. 10, column 1   ...
  • Captain Peter Jensen of the Evanston Life Saving Crew rescued Northwestern students from the lake, editorial
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 May 1912, Section 2, p. 2, column 1     Section 2
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 May 1912, Section 2, p. 2, column 1   Section 2
  • Life Savers Get Many Calls During Storm
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Aug 1914, p. 1     Capt. Jensen of the United States life-saving crew recounds stories of reports from people on the shore of "boats in distress". Describes usual procedures for investigating trouble.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Aug 1914, p. 1   Capt. Jensen of the United States life-saving crew recounds stories of reports …
  • Big Boat That Went Ashore Floated Again: The George F. Baker of Pittsburgh Steamship Company Finally Gets Off
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Sep 1914, p. 1     The steamship George F. Baker of The Pittsburgh Steamship Company, loaded with iron ore, went aground off the Winnetka lake front on Friday in heavy fog. It was floated again Sunday noon to continue
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Sep 1914, p. 1   The steamship George F. Baker of The Pittsburgh Steamship Company, loaded with …
  • Boaters' rescue pleas go unanswered: Bystander has to save swimmer
    Irv Leavitt, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Jul 2007, 5, 7     For 90 minutes foundering boaters on Sunday could not draw the attention of the U.S. Coast Guard, Wilmette Park District employees or people on shore. One of the boaters attempted to swim to shore bu
    Irv Leavitt, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Jul 2007, 5, 7   For 90 minutes foundering boaters on Sunday could not draw the attention …
  • All for the Sake of Betsy
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Jan 1913, p. 2     Description of event that took place some years ago when Col. J. J. Astor jeopardized his yacht, Nourmahal, and his passengers, including his son, Vincent, in order to allow his dog, Betsy, to have a
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Jan 1913, p. 2   Description of event that took place some years ago when Col. J. …
  • Three are rescued by local Coast Guard crew
    Wilmette Life, 28 Sep 1939, p. 25     William Smythe, 43? Kenilworth avenue, Kenilworth, R. H. Walpole of Bloomington, Ill., and Miss Annie Farleigh of Lousville, Kentucky, were rescued Saturday afternoon by a crew from the Wilmette coas
    Wilmette Life, 28 Sep 1939, p. 25   William Smythe, 43? Kenilworth avenue, Kenilworth, R. H. Walpole of Bloomington, Ill., …
  • Evanston Life Savers went to aid of Northwestern students, Arthur Birch and Donald Clancy, [in the lake]
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 May 1912, Section 2, p. 4, column 3     The first rescue of the season was made by the members of the Evanston life saving station Monday morning when Arthur Birch and Donald Clancy, students at Northwestern, rowed out too far from shore.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 May 1912, Section 2, p. 4, column 3   The first rescue of the season was made by the members of …
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