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on Lake St. Clair MoPdriecreastePoLratrigoens • BURGERS
• RIBS • OYSTERS
I thought at the beginning of the boating season it would be fun 10 • ITALIAN • SEAFOOD
getting a few photos of our best friends hanging out with us enjoy- PLASMA
ing the water.... our dogs! This proved to be a very easy task... and
oh the pride of the captains driving their hounds around... not sure
who was having more fun! So you'll see throughout the Guide some
of my favorite shots of Fido enjoying the water in many ways.

TVs • PIZZA

• STEAKS • PRIME RIB

KENO • WALLEYE • PERCH

• SALADS Clinton River GPS:
N42 35.555 W82 48.951

This is Booey, on his boat "Booihana." Need a ride from your Harrison Twp. Marina?
I presume Booey is a little narcissistic Call for a free Shuttle at 586-612-4454
having his own photo on the side of
his boat..... 586-465-6565
If Booey's not married, he's certainly
a chick magnet with his buddy Ed Open Daily at 3PM Happy Hour 3-6pm Mon-Friday
cruising through Goose Bay!
29370 South River Road - Harrison Township
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we use Fido as the wwNwort.hRoifv1e6rMRilea&tRWeessttoafuJrefafenrsto.ncom
generic word for
someone’s dog?

There may be a couple rea-

sons... the easy one is that Sdwpisirtcihnoguthnitss ad

Fido comes from the Latin

fidus which means faith-

ful / or fido which means

trust, believe, confide in

…. A “faithful trustworthy friend”….good name for a dog. Howev-

er, it may have become popu- Lake St. Clair Direct Deep Water Access

Brian lar because Abraham Lincoln
from Ohio had a dog named Fido. A 200 Boat Wells up to 50' 3-Story Lake View
floppy eared mixed retriever/ and Jet Ski Pads Club House with:
June shepherd, Fido was common- which Include: Banquet Room with

ly seen with Lincoln in pre Pump Out, Dock Boxes, Full Kitchen
Electric, and Water Fitness Center
White House days walking Heated Pool
with Children's Pool with Sauna
through town. Unfortunately BBQ and Picnic Area Showers and Laundry
Telephone & Cable Billiards/Game Room
a year after Lincoln’s assas- Gated Security
Conference Rooms
sination, Fido met a simi- Security

lar fate. He was stabbed to

death by a drunken man. So,

most assume Lincoln was a Main Office Phone: (586)726-2000
Marina Phone: (586)460-BOAT
symbol of common men ev- 37500 Jefferson Metro
Fido Harrison Township, MI Beach
erywhere, and
his dog Fido —Transient Dockage—

goes on as

a symbol of www.HarborClubNorthMarina.com

common dogs

everywhere. Email: marina@harborclubnorthmarina.com

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