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Ernest Michael Stangeland 1946-64
Ernest Michael Stangeland 1964-82
Ernest Michael Stangeland 1982-89
Ernest Michael Stangeland 1989-2006
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Left to Right: Bill Indy (fiddle), unknown bass player, Ken Smith (banjo, vocals), Ray Smith (guitar and vocal), Mike Stangeland (mandolin)
This was a promotional photo that we took of our bluegrass band The High Point Ramblers at the railroad trestle in Milton, Florida.
We played quite a few bluegrass festivals, bars, nightclubs, and private parties across the southeastern US during the late 1970's, early 80's. They are some of my best and some of my saddest memories. |
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| Mike Stangeland and Marty Raybon jamming at a bluegrass festival, early 1980's |
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Mike and Shawn Stangeland at the old Carter house in Bagdad, Florida, 1983 |
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| Lynn Wright with friends on my 18 foot Sol Cat catamaran at Ward Basin, Santa Rosa County, Florida, ca. 1982.
My mother Lucille Hudson Stangeland allowed us to keep our boats at her house on the bayou. |
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Roy Patterson and Shawn Stangeland on my Sol Cat catamaran at Ward Basin, ca. 1982 |
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Mike and Shawn "riding the
hull". One of the more challenging things to do on a catamaran is
standing on the side of the hull in canvas "butt buckets" that are
attached by cable to the upper mast, then adjusting the sails and
boat trim to get the boat to stand up on it's side and stay there
for as long as possible.
For several years in the late 70's we often
sailed out of the Basin and sailed along the shoreline outside the
point in the late afternoon waiting for the "evening zephyr", a very
steady southern breeze of about 12 knots that developed close to
sundown in the high summer. Becasue of its very even velocity and
very steady direction it allowed us to sail for many minutes, very
slowly, with the hulls almost vertical, we were almost standing
upright on side of the hull. It took very precise sail and rudder
adjustments to keep the boat balanced and was a thrilling experience
when we did it well. This is one of our best sailing memories. |
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| During the winter months in
about 1978 Shawn and Mike built this boat for Shawn (the Shawn Cat) from an old set
of Sol Cat hulls and various parts they found and made. It turned out
to be a very seaworthy and fast boat and they enjoyed many days of
match racing in Blackwater and East Bay. They also sailed in many
local races and won a good number of trophies. |
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| Mike and crew on the Sol Cat, and Shawn and crew on the Shawn Cat coming home into Ward Basin from a day's sailing. Shawn generally won our match races because he was a better sailor. |
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| Last sail of the day |
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Shawn Stangeland and friend raising the main |
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| Mike Stangeland and Lynn Wright on the Sol Cat, 1982 |
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| White Sands Panhandle Band L-R: Mike Stangeland (mandolin), Brad Hanson (banjo), Rooter on harp, Ken Smith (guitar), Pat Murphy (bass) |
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White Sands Panhandle Band L-R: Rooter on harp, Mike Stangeland (mandolin), Brad Hanson (banjo), Ken Smith (guitar) |
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| Shelley and Mike Stangeland in Washington, DC, 1985 |
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Mike and Shelley Stangeland at the old Carter house in Bagdad, Florida, 1985 |
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| Mike's backyard in Avalon Beach, Florida, 1985 |
Mike at the old Carter house, Bagdad, Florida |
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| Shelley, Mike and Ernest Stangeland 1986. This is the last picture ever taken of Ernest Stangeland, he died the following year. |
Janice and Michael Stangeland sitting on Phillip Stangeland's front porch, Milton, Florida 1990's |
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| Shawn and Mike Stangeland at the Atlanta Zoo, 1990's |
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| Mike and Shawn Stangeland building the workshop/studio beneath the new house on Pandora Drive, Garcon Point, Florida 1988 |
Mike and Phillip Stangeland, 1988 |
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| Phillip, Mike and Daniel Stangeland 1988 |
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| The Mandolin Band L-R: Norman Jeter (guitar), Nicky Mathews (bass), Dawn Hawkins (violin/cello), Mike Stangeland (mandolin), Jem Sullivan (mandolin), 1987 |
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| The Mandolin Band L-R: Norman Jeter (guitar), Nicky Mathews (bass), Dawn Hawkins (violin/cello), Mike Stangeland (mandolin), Jem Sullivan (mandolin), 1987 |
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The Mandolin Band L-R: Norman Jeter (guitar), Dawn Hawkins (violin/cello), Nicky Mathews (bass), Jem Sullivan (mandolin), Mike Stangeland (mandolin), 1987 |
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Mike Stangeland, 1987 |
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| Mike preparing to go on stage at University of West Florida with the Mandolin Band 1988 |
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