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Mitchell's Bay Marine Park ALSO A
CAMPGROUND!

One of the BEST fishing hotspots in Ontario! Mitchell's Bay can

"hook you up" to numerous fishing tournaments & duck hunting opportunities!

• Campsites Close to beach, playground, restaurants, and shopping
• 250 Boat Wells
• 30 Amp Shore Power — Located on the northeast shore of Lake St. Clair —
• Water See map on page 4 for vicinity....Maintained Entrance Channel
• Ice, Bait, Snack Shop Via Boat: Follow buoys XE2, XE6, XE8, XE10, then due east to XM11
• Gas & Pump Out Via Car: Off Hwy. 401; Algonac or Marine City Ferry; or via the Bluewater
• Picnic tables
• Clubhouse Bridge on Highway 40
• Outdoor deck & BBQ
• Showers & Laundry

PHONE: 519-354-8423 Fax: 519-354-3289

www.MitchellsBayMarinePark.com email: info@mitchellsbaymarinepark.com

Interesting people on town's pilots in the Detroit River on their Continental. Growing up in Algonac, at 14
way back to Cleveland. The Yorktown as he bought his first boat, a 1959 Chris Craft
the water....
Admittedly, I did not start out as you may remember, was the cruise ship Kit boat that his neighbor sold to him for
a big facebook user, and I attempt to only
post unusually interesting photos, and our who went off course a couple years ago and $50 (like the photo at left).
weekly events for Lake St. Clair. But I’m AaCt thhreisAClgraofnta"cKMit"arBitoimateoMn Dusisepulmay Jason’s current boat
finding now to make contact with some ended up stuck on is a 33’ 1974 Chris
very interesting people…. One of which a sandbar in the
this past season was Jason Elliott. Detroit River! Af- Craft Coho that is
in progress of be-
It started with a post I did when I ter some brief
saw the Yorktown Cruise ship coming down
through Lake St. Clair. Uncommon for us emails back ing restored. A
to see cruise ships, and after my post, Jason
posted back that he had captained the J.W. and forth, I lot of Chris
Westcott II mail boat to change the York-
found Jason Crafts here….

to have a Jason's great

lot of “wa- great grandfa-

ter time” here ther was Henry

both personally (Hank) Smith,

and professionally the brother of Chris

that I think Smith…. Chris Craft

Saw the “Yorktown” cruising again through Lake St. to be very interesting Boats!

Clair. This was the same cruise ship that got stuck on for us who love the water. Before Chris Craft Boats started,

a sandbar in the Detroit River in 2012. At 257’ and Jason has always been Jason said his g-g-grandfather Hank and g-

43’ wide, 10 day cruises start at $5200 per person... a a boater and his earliest g-g uncle Chris were duck hunters. After

good incentive to take your own boat on a vacation!! memory was when he was building their own duck hunting boat for

on his first boat ride with themselves, someone wanted to buy it…

his dad where a big wave so, after selling, they built themselves an-

came over the top of the other one, and someone bought that one.

boat and he thought they Eventually, building duck boats was more

were sinking. His dad said profitable than hunting ducks, and the story

he was 2 or 3 years old, in goes on from there for Chris Craft Boats of

their 1961 19’ Chris Craft Algonac. Continued page 43....

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