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Markley now Lambrecht Marina was chairman of Lambrecht Realty, a
cont. from pg. 19 A winner of many full-service real estate company with
trophies at car shows, Markley also 11 offices around the Midwest. Wald-
served as the Chairman of the Michi- man, a non-boater, was the founder of
gan Boat Dealers Association in 1980. Waldman Construction, whose primary
The recession in the early 1980s focus was the development of light in-
forced Markley to sell a majority inter- dustrial buildings.
est in the marina in 1984 to business In 1991, Markley retired from marina
partners Robert Lambrecht and Saul ownership. At the same time, Robert’s
Waldman. Lambrecht, an avid boater two sons, Jeff and Jim joined the family
who was born into a real estate family, business called Lambrecht Properties,
which acquires
The Lake St. Clair and manages
Original commercial
“Showroom” Clinton River properties, in- cluding Markley Marine. Under their
now home direction, most of the covered well
of Great structures were removed (leaving only
Lakes about twenty covered wells today).
Charter Their first suggestions included chang-
Training ing the marina colors from brown and
& Freedom beige to blue and white, and installing
Boat Club a swimming pool.
Bill Markley After 36 years of joint ownership with
Markley the Waldman family,
Marina Jeff and Jim became
sole owners in 2020,
1998 Original Building and renamed the ma-
from 1958 rina to honor their late
standing today father. Jeff, a history
buff and current trust-
ee of the Detroit His-
torical Society who
provided much of the
details here, said fu-
ture plans include emphasiz-
ing the strengths of the marina.
Clean bathrooms, expansive
green spaces and trees, more
heated winter storage, more
Markley Marina 2016 recreational opportunities and
Jim, Bob, & Jeff Lambrecht 2012

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