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Curiosities: Why is lifesaving station called ‘Harvey’?

Sean Geib, assistant supervisor at the station, explains that one of its first supervisors was an individual named Harvey C. Black, a man noted for his ?Popeye? forearms. Black worked at the station from 1938 through 1970. During his career he performed more than 20,000 rescues. His name became synonymous with lake rescue on Lake Mendota.