I rememeber canoeing on the canals in the early 70's. My parents went with a group from Reformation Lutheran Church [[Lakeview @ E. Vernor) where my father was an asst. pastor. I seem to recall renting the canoes from an area not far from the Harbor Master, although I was probably 3 yrs old at the time.

Not long after, I remember my parents pulling me in the sled on the canals near the Ice Skating Pavillion, which served Hot Chocolate and had a skate rental. Plus you could warm up in there. I learned to skate there, and have been skating ever since.