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To continue helping you be the perfect tour guide while taking guests on your boat,
the building below is located along the U.S. shore of Grosse Pointe. It is located
just a couple miles before you enter the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair.

"The Moorings"

“The Moorings” was built by Mr. Russell Alger "Jr." in 1910, who was the son of Michigan’s Governor Russell Al-
ger Sr., who then served as Secretary of War under President McKinley, and later was a U.S. Senator…and there’s
more…Alger "Sr." also has a statue and fountain dedicated to him downtown Detroit in Grand Circus Park.

After originally being in the most modern auto manufacturing 1948. Since donating the house to
family lumber business, Mr. Alger facility in the world. the community in 1949, the Grosse
“Jr.” invested in the Packard Mo- Pointe War Memorial has served
tor Company and became their Mr. Alger was also interested to offer many programs in art and
Vice President after its move to De- in the possibilities of flying, and personal enrichment, and serves as
troit. It is said that Mr. Alger may followed the Wright brothers to a living memorial in honor of vet-
have been the most responsible for France to watch their exhibition. erans.
Packard to be moved from War- Upon their return, he invested
ren, Ohio, to a 3.5 million square money in the first commercial air- The Grosse Pointe War Memo-
foot plant on East Grand Blvd. in plane. rial offers many interesting classes
Detroit. When the plant opened in from cooking to aerobic dancing,
1903, it was considered to be the After his death in 1930, the and also hosts weddings and busi-
home became an extension of the ness functions.
Detroit Institute of Arts from 1936-

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