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Milwaukee Yacht Club company history timeline

1871

The Milwaukee Yacht Club was founded in 1871 on a site north of the Milwaukee River.

1888

The ornate circa 1888 building on the other side of Lincoln Memorial Drive, occupied by Colectivo Coffee House, houses the original pump that is still used for that purpose.

1896

The first permanent clubhouse, a stately two-story wood-frame structure, was built on pilings near the channel in 1896.

1916

Twenty years later, in 1916 the United States Coast Guard built a lifeboat station on the shoreline across the channel from the Yacht Club.

1939

In 1939, a 20-ton crane was built on the grounds, giving the Club, for many years, the only emergency heavy-duty crane between Sturgeon Bay and Chicago.

1967

In 1967, the new clubhouse was built at a cost of $300,000.

1971

The Coast Guard abandoned its station in 1971.

1994

In 1994, two years after the first lease with the county expired, the county and the Club agreed to extend the lease for 25 years and to give the Club an option for another 25 years, allowing the Milwaukee Yacht Club to continue at its present site for 50 years.

2000

In Spring 2000, the Club underwent a two-year $1.8 million remodeling project which included adding an in-ground heated pool and spa and expanding the main clubhouse to make more room for meeting rooms and offices.

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