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Idle Hour Yacht Club

Name: Idle Hour Yacht Club
Address: Harsens Island, US
Telephone: +18107489794

Harsens Island, United StatesLake Erie

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Type: Harbour

Private club and marina on South Channel Drive, on the south shore of Harsens Island, on the St. Clair River delta in Michigan.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached from the South Channel of the St. Clair River, a marked route along the south side of Harsens Island. Current runs 3 to 6 knots on the river, shoals lie outside the channel. The club sits about half a mile west of South Channel Yacht Club.

Practical

Members-only yacht club with dining and dock space. Visitor berthing on request. The address is 7800 South Channel Drive, Harsens Island, MI 48028.

History

The club operated as the Riverside Club before becoming Idle Hour, and is the last surviving hotel of six that stood on Harsens Island in the early 1900s. The other five all burnt down once cars made northern Michigan resorts easier to reach.