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of any 4 star restaurant offering rack of lamb,

duck, tuna, steak …. or a simple natural raised

Angus burger or pizza (gluten free available

of course!).

If you don’t know where The Old Club is

located, coming from Lake St. Clair you will

pass thru the South Channel Lights, Gull Is-

land being on your starboard side, continuing

around the point of land on your left and you’ll

see the row of brightly painted homes. During

the annual Lake St. Clair Jobbie Nooner day,

Dale said there are usually a few people who

attempt to walk thru the Old Club gated proper-

ty. Al- The Patio
though

the

proper-

ty gets

close

to Gull

Island,

it’s im-

Continued from page 55... Interesting people on the Water... possi- The River
aioli served on fresh chili-cheddar bread that is shipped in each ble to cross the very deep Bar
week via UPS from the well known Zingerman’s Bakery in Ann channel with the very cold
Arbor, MI. Dale’s watermelon salad was made up of heirloom water coming thru (last
tomatoes, burrata cheese, fried basil, smoked pine nuts with a bal- year it was 68 degrees)!
samic vinaigrette and topped with some nice sprouts. That looked
really refreshing for this hot day. The Old Club is a distinc-
tive weekend visit, but still
I perused the very impressive dinner menu… choices worthy remains a “boating club”
with most members arriv-

The backdoor view of the Old Club boardwalk homes ing each weekend on boats
ranging from 13’ to 125’

yachts.

The club has always pro-

vided a private getaway

from the city. Whether The Formal
you want to just kick back Dining Hall
and fish off the boardwalk,

or socialize with the other

members and their fami-

lies, it is a beautiful retreat.

I definitely felt like I was

taken back in time. Dale

has done a wonderful job

The new house on the block keeping the grounds and
buildings as beautiful as

they must have been 100 The Grill
years ago. Room

There is a lot of history

here! If you would like to

learn more, you can vis-

it their website at www.

theoldclub.com. Thanks

Dale for sharing your time

and giving us this exclu-

sive inside peak at your

very interesting lifestyle at

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