Owner Dave Heerensperger and driver Warner Gardner share a laugh in spring 1968 after test-driving Miss Eagle Electric on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Gardner was fatally injured in a crash on the Detroit River that fall.
July 30, 2023
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HUCKLEBERRIES: Miss Diamond Cup's swimsuit controversy
In Coeur d’Alene’s 1960s, when hydroplanes thrilled spectators and a swimsuit competition was part of pageantry, a young woman in a modest bathing suit caused a stir.