Page 80 - 2018 Lake St. Clair Guide Magazine

Pretty cool to see 100 waverunners all take off at one time

(Start of Poker Run 4 Autism in August)

Cont. from Pg. 79 ... Strawberry Is- hunters and John carves his own de- Capt. John Schweikart
1870-1954 and brother
land Part III deeded lots in this par- coys. Today John Schweikart’s de- wwcaahrteperrefalerhmveeslscdoi…gngveianrngtsdd, mi1toCTca9fhhar1erser7ashlyclwCastionaneaidrgrlcleseoyd(bnaniontctorhhtaowoteltsb“.uHiuldnetr-s
57) buys more properretyss”onto Cthoenigrecramp on
cel. In 1915, Carl reclaimed again on coys are a collector’s item, selling in Bay. Strawberry Island.

the Nahant Hwy. and Schweikart Hwy. the $1000s of dollars. According to a Great Lake’s Scut-

and was awarded deeds on about 40 The Schweikart’s expand out of De- wtthleeebikutatotrpt’wsoinof tweNnroer2dth0a1Rl6l itvhaeer$Drti7cpuR3lrec8ook,a0pdedthreetaycnoSfdyrcoshtmoe-lls for

of the lots of which in troit … In 1907, where Belle Maer Harbor and MacRay
Harbor now reside, approximately 114
present day we re- Carl now 47 starts acres!

gard as our Strawber- the Mt. Clemens I give up! That’s as far as I made it in
research... Hope you enjoyed meeting
ry Island. Carp Company in some of the past, current, and future
residents of Strawberry Island!
What about son #2, Belvidere (origi-

John? Walter’s other nal village at end

son follows in his fa- Hand carved 1910 of the Clinton
ther’s footsteps and Canvasback Hen by Strawberry River, now Har-
becomes a skilled Island resident Capt. John Schweikart rison Twp.) and
sells for $7,380. Other decoys of the Schweikart
woodcarver. The John’s valued at $15,000+ ... watch Dredging Co.
family are avid duck close at those garage sales!

Mike
from
KY

Today, the
land occupied
is very small
compared to

what it
appeared to be
100 years ago
on Strawberry

Island.

Ken
from
KY

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