CEDARVILLE, MI, July 14, 2016– Clas Nilstoft, of Harbor Springs, Michigan, and his son Erik are attending a “Build Your Own Boat” workshop this week at Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS). While assembling a Northeaster Dory, the elder Nilstoft was impressed with the Cedarville school and was eager to contribute. “What a great opportunity […]
In 2007, Patrick Mahon, as GLBBS lead instructor, chose a design by the prominent, Michigan-born naval architect, Nelson Zimmer, who had just passed away, to be the first major boat-building project for the School. Originally drawn as a fishing tender on the Great Lakes, with a unique forward helm, Zimmer had modified the plans to […]
On June 3rd, fifteen students were honored once again by an impressive guest speaker, but this time several new traditions were introduced, and, for the first time, the event was streamed live over YouTube. With the School’s shop filled with students’ families and friends, and Julie and John Dyle’s traditional dulcimer music softly playing in […]
BUILDING CRAFTSMEN, ONE BOAT AT A TIME By: John Summers If you drive north through southern Michigan, you’ll eventually reach the majestic Straits of Mackinac. Crossing the 5-mile-longMackinac Bridge into the Upper Peninsula-the “U.P.”-you’ll soon enter Cedarville, on the threshold of the picturesque Les Cheneaux Islands. The town’s maritime museum tells the islands’ story, reinforced […]
CEDARVILLE, MI, June 3rd, 2016 – Today Great Lakes Boat Building School graduated 15 students from the Comprehensive and Career Boat Building Programs. Speakers included: Ken Drenth – Chairman of the GLBBS Board of Directors Ryan Hinnen – Director of Student Services Mr. Scott Peters – Award-winning Author of “Making Waves” and Curator of Collections at […]
CEDARVILLE, MI – Students in the Comprehensive Boat Building Program at Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) have completed their portion of a commissioned project for the tall ship Friend’s Good Will which sails out of South Haven from the Michigan Maritime Museum. Beginning in December 2015, students worked to build a replacement crossjack or […]
The Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) in Cedarville, MI, located in the beautiful Les Cheneaux Islands, is seeking artists for our annual fundraising event – Beer and Brats Festival and Silent Auction. Members of the arts community are invited to exhibit their artwork with a Northern Michigan theme. All art will be part of the […]
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