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NAUTICAL MILE

ON LAKE ST. CLAIR

Boat 50th Anniversary of the front of the island, which has
Local Boat Club been appropriately named "The Bel-
Dine videre Light" and is also registered
Located at the entrance on the nautical charts and is still
Shop to Lake St. Clair at the end of the there today after several re-builds
North Channel is Belvidere Boat through the years to bring it up to
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN Club. When the club originated in date.
www.nauticalmile.org 1964, it was known as the "Beer-
Ron Caneers". The first meetings of the Through the years, BBC has
Club were held in a house rented grown with the dedicated help of
from Indiana from Gentz Marina (see photo next Continued on page 33.....
with his page). The name was soon
Sturgeon changed to Belvidere Boat
in July Club because Belvidere Bay
was the geographical lo-
then.... cation where most of the
came back for Club Members moored or
met at…. (Lake St. Clair's
his Muskie Belvidere Bay is the small
in September bay just to the north of the
Clinton River, inside south-
ern Anchor Bay).

In 1972, the Club
moved onward and upward
in the boating community
and purchased the current
property on the North Chan-
nel. A seawall was con-
structed, a flagpole erected
and a year after year, there

was noted progress.
Eventually, canals were
dredged, fill dirt added,
docks built, electrical
service installed and
the membership con-
tinued to grow.

After many years
of negotiating, a mir-
acle happened in June
of 1977. The Club pur-
chased the adjoining
lot making a complete
island. At this same
time, another dream
was realized with the
purchase of a building
from Poor Man's Yacht
Club for $1.00. This
became the clubhouse
after having it moved
from one island to the
next.

In 1982, the Club
erected a lighthouse at

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