Aug. 3, 1922

A former clown with the Barnum and Bailey circus who calls himself “By Gosh” is now in Cadillac arranging for a local talent minstrel show of children, which will be presented at the Lyric Theater next Tuesday and Wednesday. The originator and director of the juvenile minstrels has the unique title of “The Seldom Fed Minstrels” and he has made a decided hit in other cities on the Fitzpatrick-McElroy circuit. A group of 50 local boys and girls will be used in the production, which will be a jubilee fun show. The former Barnum clown is well known for his ability to work with children and has produced some exceptionally clever stunts which will be shown by the kids. “The Seldom Fed Minstrels” played in Big Rapids this week and the review of the show says they played to a capacity audience both nights and the crowd laughed from start to finish, many claiming it was the “best local talent performance ever seen here.”

Aug. 3, 1972

An armada of between 30 and 60 sailing vessels will crowd into Lake Cadillac this weekend for the Fourth Annual Michigan Inland Yachting Association All-Class Regatta. The three-race event will commence its tour over the approximately three-mile course at 10 a.m. Saturday. A second race will be run Saturday afternoon, with the final of the three races being sailed Sunday morning. The annual regatta was inaugurated in 1969 by the Cadillac-Mitchell Yacht Club. It includes competition in all classes under the sanction of the MIYA. Seventeen sailing clubs from throughout Michigan, all of which are affiliated with the North American Yacht Racing Union, the governing body of sailing competition in the United States, have been invited. The regatta will consist of fleets of various one-design classes from many of the MIYA Clubs. A minimum of four yachts of like design is required to constitute a competing fleet. Probable entries at this time include Thistles, Sidewinders, Butterflies, Snipes, Lightnings and Rebels. Cadillac-area residents will be able to watch the racing from the banks of the lake. Approximately two-thirds of the lake will be used for the events. The race course will be marked by white buoys with yellow flags mounted on top. All boats will be running in the same heats, but divided into fleets for scoring. Scoring for this regatta will be four points for the…