High School Sailing in Lake Country!
Minnesota may be the “Land of Lakes”, but in Wisconsin, we like to claim that we are the heart of the Midwest’s Lake Country. From the stunning cityscape along the Milwaukee Lakefront, to the beautiful spring fed lakes, and chain of lakes throughout Southeastern and Northern Wisconsin, Wisconsin boasts some of the best water frontage in the country!Water recreation comes in many forms, but a passion near and dear to Southeast Wisconsin, is SAILING! The Inland Lakes Yachting Association dates back over 150 years. Big boat sailing
has an equal and passionate following on Lake Michigan.A recent addition to the club, is the newly formed, Milwaukee Youth Sailing Team, a group of high school teens, committed to competitive sailing. Milwaukee Yacht Club is host to the group, consisting of several area high schools. MYST, as the team is referred to, trains as a collective, and then competes in smaller groups by high school. They sail 420’s and Lasers.Oconomowoc High School, Marquette High School and Trinity Academy all have official high school teams. Other students compete as mixed teams, from various high schools in the area.
MISSA, the Midwestern Interscholastic Sailing Association, is our region’s governing body of ISSA, the national group. Our Midwest kids are some of the best sailors in the country, and are competitive on a regional, as well as national basis. Many have sailed nationally and internationally since they were young kids, in the opti.
On May 9th and 10th, MYC will play host to the region’s area schools. Kids will be here from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. Follow the action on Sailgroove, or on any of the websites linked to these organizations.
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Karen Trepton
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I just attended a meeting yesterday in which the city of Oconomowoc presented their plans for the revitalization of the waterfront in downtown Oconomowoc. The specific area of interest is the boardwalk behind Wisconsin Avenue along Fowler Lake. If you are a resident of Oconomowoc you may want to stop by city hall and take a look at what is being proposed. The planners would like the future green space/ park turn more into a destination area rather than the current use. From what I could see the plans look outstanding and more importantly if the city can pull this off I think they will succeed in making this area a destination. What I liked most about the presentation was the realization that the city leaders realize that there are some things (larger capital improvements) like the Fowler Lake Revitalization are projects that the city must tackle. This will help the business’ along Wisconsin Ave thrive. The plan is a longer range plan with a possible completion in 2018. That seems like a long way off, but in today’s economy maybe a little time from actual implementation may not be a bad thing. For a complete overview of the project visit , 
Glenn Hanon
