Media Guide 2022
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INDEX Published Bimonthly Inaugural Issue —April/May 2022 Will include : Notable Neighbors – Resident Profiles A Day in the Life – Featuring SCS Leaders Waterworks – Everything Boats Local Business Highlight Home & Garden Health & Fitness Shores Happenings Dining Guide
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our MISSION Welcome to the Shores — a 48-page bimonthly magazine with a mission to entertain, inform and inspire you. In addition to being a go-to guide for St. Clair Shores happenings, the publication will tell the stories of those who make the city a wonderful place to live and work. The Shores will also feature articles by local experts in real estate, home improvement, finance, law and more. From the city’s hardworking professionals, neighbors and treasured annual traditions, The Shores will focus on what makes your community one-of-a-kind.
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Written by Anna Swartz
Top Ten Spots to Dock for the Day on Lake St. Clair
Let us take a brief tour of Lake St. Clair’s ports and attractions, traveling clockwise from the northeast.
Mitchell’s Bay, Ontario – Rumored to be the same now as it was in the 1700s, this is one of the best fishing locations in the Great Lakes. On the eastern shore is the Marine Park Marina with a nearby restaurant. The Thames River – Located at the mouth of this river are two scenic and full-service marinas with restaurants on-site. If you want to venture up the Thames (no wake, about a four-hour trip), you’ll arrive at bustling Chatham, where you can tie up at the sea wall, and enjoy shopping and dining galore. Belle River, Pike Creek and Puce River – Located along the southern shore of Lake St. Clair, this area is served by no less than six marinas, with several waterfront or water view restaurants nearby.
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The Nautical Mile – St. Clair Shores residents are all familiar with this stretch of marinas, boat and yacht dealerships, shops and restaurants running between 9 and 10 Mile Road. This area contains one of the highest concentrations of boating and boaters in the world. Marinas and dockage are available for transients, and the Nautical Mile is known for its dining and nightlife. The Clinton River and Mt. Clemens – Cruise carefully around the shallow waters of Huron Point, and you come to the mouth of the Clinton River, the terminus of a number of vast watershed that begins with Paint and Stony Creek, home of a high-quality trout and salmon fishery. Further downstream, the deep-water Clinton River is lined with marinas, restaurants and homes—and hundreds of boats, many of them sailing yachts thanks to the water depth. Cruise further west up this navigable river and you will arrive at the city of Mt. Clemens, with its vibrant business community and its numerous summer festivals. You will find good dockage right downtown. Harrison Township – Just north of the mouth of the Clinton is Harrison Township, home of two of the largest, full-service marinas on Lake St. Clair. Serving as a kind of gateway to Anchor Bay, Belle Maer Harbor and MacRay Harbor are destinations of their own. With each offering a myriad of amenities and services created for the active boating lifestyle, whether staying for a weekend or the summer. On warm days, you will see dozens of boats at anchor near each marina, where the water is clear and warm and the bottom is sandy. Chesterfield Township, Salt River and New Baltimore – On the northern shore of Anchor Bay you will find the mouth of the Salt River and, nearby, the quaint town of New Baltimore. Take a nautical chart and explore this entire stretch—you will not regret it.
Fair Haven – Relaxing at times, bustling at others, Fair Haven is one of those villages that has not changed a whole lot over the years and still offers great boating facilities at an excellent value. There are seven marinas in and around this area, along with several great local restaurants you can reach by boat or car. Algonac – This is the home of Chris Craft and the birthplace of speedboating. Algonac is a short cruise up the scenic North Channel and offers a great deal en route. Like eight marinas, and dozens of restaurants and attractions. Sassy Marine is one of the best known; they offer transient dockage with all the bells and whistles. Harsen’s Island – Tucked in the northeast part of the lake, between the Middle Channel and the South Channel, is a charming island that offers a lot to do by boat or by car (take the ferry). It is dotted with cottages, large and small, along with several marinas, shops and restaurants. And Muscamoot Bay is legendary for its sandy anchorages and massive floating weekend parties. Among the most noted facilities is Sunset Harbor, a fullservice marina also catering to transient boaters. Information courtesy of www.tourlakestclair.org
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UPCOMING ISSUES Every issue is full of interesting features about the people, places and events that make St. Clair Shores a wonderful place to live and work.
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