If it is too hot to sit at home or at the dock and you need a place to go to cool off, but not sure the best place to go, below are the most popular swimming spots by boat. All locations have a semi hard to hard bottom with no weeds. If you would like to raft off with a friend, …
Keep Safety at the Top of Checklist
According to the U.S. Power Squadrons Compass, you should not overlook the dangers that many products can pose to your health when you finally get around to tackling those boat repairs you’ve been putting off, environment. Fiberglass Always wear a mask any time you drill, cut or sand fiberglass. The resulting silica dust can lead to silicosis if inhaled. Although fiberglass is …
“Do it Yourself” ideas from Don Casey on how you can lower your fuel cost
Keep the bottom clean. A fouled bottom has about the same effect on fuel consumption as towing a room-sized carpet.Tune your engine. Gasoline engines delivery their best economy and their best performance only when they are in good tune. Diesel engines are less tune-sensitive, but having the injectors serviced and cleaning or replacing the air filter is likely to boost fuel …
How to Care for Your Ropes
Lt. Eugene Johnson of the Captree, New York, U.S. Power Squadron, offers a few suggestions on how to keep ropes strong and durable. He says you will need to inspect and maintain them periodically.Hold up an arm’s length of rope at critical points and examine it for chafe, cuts, broken strands and other deformations. If you find cut strands, chafe …
Freighter Watching on Hook
You would like to go out for a boat ride and find a great place to lower the anchor and watch the freighters go by. You can do this by taking a ride to the shipping channel, find a quiet spot in a little cove next to Seaway Island and drop your anchor. This is an ideal place to enjoy the day …
Things to Do
Top 25 Destinations We have identified the “Top 25” destinations on and around Lake St. Clair that offer some of the best experiences across a broad spectrum of interests. Some destinations will allow users to get our on the water while others allow visitors to enjoy the views and sounds from the shoreline. Either way, each of these destinations has something …
Top Restaurants
MacRay Harbor(586) 463-966030675 N River RdHarrison Twp, MI 48045 Harbor Grille Bistro At MacRay Harbor(586) 468-190030675 North River RoadHarrison Twp., MI 48045 Bentley’s Roadhouse(586) 465-366328410 S River RdHarrison Twp, MI 48045 Benvenuto’s Family Restaurant(586) 493-600239539 Jefferson AveHarrison Twp, MI 48045, MI 48045 Brown’s(810) 748-36406630 Middle Channel DrHarsens Island, MI 48028 Buffalo Wild Wings(586) 469-072548 Market StMount Clemens, MI 48043 Cheli’s …
Stand Up Paddleboarding
Surf Boards on Lake St. Clair? Really?– That’s right, Stand Up Paddleboarding, otherwise known as SUP is new, it’s fresh, it’s the hottest growing water sport in the country and Lake St. Clair has some of the best conditions for it. Have you seen Paddleboarding yet? It’s pretty cool! Local parks including Huron Clinton Metro Parks, the private parks of …
Lake St. Clair, Detroit River and St. Clair River Fishing Report
The May fishing report features two novices, Anna and Amy, who enjoyed a day out on the water walleye fishing on the Detroit River with their dad and Captain Joel. Captain Joel’s charters have seen a push of fish from Lake Erie, and there’s been some of the best class of fish on Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, …
Boat to the Tigers Game
You might think that you can’t go boating and attend a Detroit Tiger Baseball game unless you leave your boat at your home port and get in your car and drive to the game. Well you can do both, by taking your boat to a marina in Detroit and taking one of many forms of transportation to the game and back …