Are you relocating to the Detroit area? Are you into boating or fishing? Then you should seriously consider St. Clair Shores.
St Clair Shores is a city of just over 60,000 on the shore of Lake St Clair which sits between, and is connected by the Detroit River to Lake Erie to the south and by the St Clair River to Lake Huron to the north. It covers approximately 11.5 square miles and has almost 5 miles of shoreline.
The area from 9 mile to 10 mile road along Jefferson Avenue has most of the commercial ventures on the shoreline, and is known as “The Nautical Mile” All the marinas, restaurants and taverns are here, spread out among condos, dive shops and other assorted businesses. The rest of the shore has lakefront homes, both on the main lake and the many canals that lead to it. While the homes on the lake itself can easily surpass 1 million dollars, some canal front houses are now going for less than $200,000.
If you don’t live on the water you can park your boat at one of the many marinas in the area or you can use the boat launch behind city hall or drive a few miles into Harrison Twp and use the launch at Metro Beach. Fees for the season range from around 1500 dollars for a smaller boat to 3 times that or more for a larger vessel. Fees to launch at the public sites will total around $20 but get there early, parking spots for your trailer will go fast.
The lake is known for great fishing. You can charter a boat and have a knowledgable captain take you to the best spots or go out on your own and find them yourself.
St Clair Shores is a great place for waterfront living but that is only a small part of the city. But since this post is about the water I'll save the rest for another time.
So,if you are looking for lakefront property in St Clair Shores give me a call at 586 630-2464 of visit my website www.terrylynch.com.
All photos copyright Terry Lynch 2008
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