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| Port | Distance (nm) | Port | Distance (nm) | | Belle River, ON | 18 S | Clinton River, MI | 10 W | | Mitchells Bay, ON | 19 E | Fair Haven, MI | 16 N | | Sarnia, ON | 25 N | Detroit, MI | 21 SE | |
Harsens Island sits in the middle of the St Clair River delta, formed by the main branch of the river and some of its tributaries. It is a low-lying mix of marches, sloughs and meadows that has attracted people since it was first settled by Jacob Harsen in the late 1700's.
Locally, it is part of an area referred to by locals as 'The Flats'. The ownership of Harsens Island was subject to much dispute for the better part of a century. Today, this American island is a most beautiful and restful place to plan a stopover. | |
The St Clair River flows south and it empties into Lake St Clair via 3 principal channels, named appropriately enough North, Middle and South. Together, these channels form Harsens Island.
Coming down the St Clair River, as you approach Algona, MI, you will see a GR bifurcation buoy marked "R1" with a Fl (2+1) G light. Here, the river forks into the North and South Channels. Bear to port and follow the South Channel to Fl RED "A14" and bear to starboard Make sure you stay in the channel as the water gets quite skinny outside of it. Continue to the Cardinal buoy BYB "XS" marker and bear starboard to enter the OLD SOUTH CHANNEL. Leave the marker on your port beam. Follow the channel around to reach Schneider Marina, South Channel Yacht Club, Tashmoo Marina, and Idle Hour Yacht Club - all on your starboard.
Follow the river south to the GR bifurcation buoy "R1". Bear to starboard and follow the North Channel. You will pass Algonac, MI on your starboard. As you continue along the channel, you will come to Sunset Marina. You can continue to the R/G bifurcation buoy Fl (2+1) R. Bear to port to follow Middle Channel. At the end of the channel, you will have Clinton River Boat Club on your port at marker "RN4". It is dredged to 25ft / 7.6m. Immediately outside the channel, depths can be as little as 1ft / .3m.
You can reach Harsens Island from the south by either the Middle Channel or the South Channel.
Water depths approaching the south entrance to Middle Channel are quite shallo so navigate with care. Set a course to "G1MC" Fl G marker. From there, pick your way, marker by marker, to the channel entrance. There are paired GREEN and RED markers leading to Middle Channel. Once past "GC7" and "R6", water depths exceed 20 ft / 6 m.
Once in the channel, you will soon come to the Clinton River Boat Club, on your starboard by the "R4" buoy. Continuing north, you will eventually come to the junction with the North Channel at the bifurcation buoy "RG". Alter course to starboard and continue past Algonac, MI to join the main channel leading north.
Further to the south, on the south side of Big Muskamoot Bay lies South Channel. It can be entered by either the 'Old Channel' or the wide (700'/213m), well-dredged (20-40'/6-12m) St Clair Flats Canal.
Make your way to "R 2OC" Fl R marker and follow the line of R markers. Note that water around the Old Channel light is in the 2-3ft / .6-1.0m depth. The Old Channel joins the St Clair Flats Canal at "G7" Fl G marker.
Make your way to the bifurcation buoy "GR CO" Fl(2+1) G marker. Bear to port and follow the channel. You will come to the following marinas and yacht clubs on your port as you make your way - Idle Hour Yacht Club, Tashmoo Marina, South Channel Yacht Club and Schneider Marina. | |
This is a full-service marina. They have several slips for transients. There is a fuel dock (gasoline) and water and power at dockside. Restrooms are available. They can carry out engine, mechanical, electrical and fibreglass repairs and have a haulout facility. There is a store on site.
This small marina has several slips available for transient sailors. There is a fuel dock (diesel and gasoline). There is water and power available dockside. They can carry out engine and mechanical repairs. There is a haulout facility There are restrooms and showers available. There is also a store on the premises.
SCYC has 20 slips available for transient sailors. There is a fuel dock (gasoline) and a pumpout station. Water (NON-POTABLE) and power are available dockside. There are restrooms and showers available as well as picnic areas.
IHYC has 60 slips with several available for transient sailors. There is water and power available dockside. They have a beautiful, 2 story clubhouse complex. There are restrooms and shower facilities in the clubhouse. The grounds are lovely and there are picnic and BBQ areas.
CRBC has several slips available for transients on a first-come, first-served basis. Its beautiful club house has restrooms, showers and kitchen facilities. The grounds offer great views of Big Muskamoot Bay and there are picnic and BBQ areas. Other amenities include a childrens' play area. Internet is available.
Sunset Harbor is located on the north shore of Harsens Island. It has approximately 12 slips for transient sailors. There is a fuel dock (gasoline) and pumpout station. There is water and power dockside. Repair and maintenance services are available for engines, mechanical and electrical systems. Restrooms and showers are available. Other amenities include a heated swimming pool, private beach, on-site store and picnic areas.
is located near the south tip of Harsens Island at 42 31.811 N 083 40.837 W just by the entrance to the St Clair Flats Canal. This is considered one of the best anchorages on Lake St Clair.
, located at the edge of Goose Bay [42 35.953N 082 42.650W] is another good anchorage. | |
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is located immediately west of Sunset Harbor. It is a full-service marine facility with diesel and gasoline engine specialists. They are able to carry out all manner of repairs from major work to minor repairs including structural fibreglass and mechanical repairs, woodworking and painting.
provides general marine repairs and maintenance services.
on the South Channel carries a range of grocery items as well as beer and wine.
There is an ATM located in the village of San Souci on the South Channel. | |
There is no hospital on Harsens Island. The nearest hospital is located in East China, about 17 mi / 27 km north.
There are three medical clinics located in Algonac, MI, immediately north of Harsens Island.
is located near the junction where the St Clair River forks to create the North and South Channels.
There are four pharmacies on the island including | |
The village of San Souci is located at the north end of the South Channel. is a casual dining place with a good view of the channel.
The serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual restaurant located near the north shore of the Island. | |
This is an area to relax and enjoy the slower pace of the small communities in the delta region.
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He also patiently explained the other ingredients and how some of the drinks were batched in advance. My wife and I ended up splitting three Changes in Attitude. It was that good.  Over the next hour or so, I had my own change in attitude – not entirely surprising based on the Scotch – but also because Yacht Club began to grow on me. The decor now seemed more charming than overwrought; the bartender continued to be patient; the drinks were excellent and the music was good: an eclectic mix of yacht rock classics, ‘90s alt bangers and pop ballads. The second time I visited Yacht Club was even better, and the third time, I felt right at home. That feeling is just what Yacht Club owners Mary Allison Wright and McLain Hedges were hoping for when they opened in an old building at 3701 Williams St. , next to Brasserie Brixton, in 2021. “We want to make people feel at ease,” Hedges said. “To make them comfortable.” The pair had a long time to think about how to do that. They first opened Yacht Club in a central area inside The Source food hall in the River North Art District in 2015. When their lease ran out four years later, they began looking for another home and finally found one in March 2020. Luckily for them, it fell through. Otherwise, the pandemic would likely have put an end to it. Instead, Hedges and Wright joined a “forced reckoning” in the restaurant and bar industry, spending their downtime asking themselves what they missed the most about bars and what they’d like to return to. The answers aligned perfectly with the space on Williams Street. But there was another challenge. How to create a dive-style neighborhood bar that didn’t seem “too precious” or overly manipulated,” Wright explained. Part of the solution was putting the bar staff to work actually building the bar, something that kept them employed during the pandemic-y days before opening. Eventually, Wright and Hedges decided on the following design ethos: If a yacht took a detour through a swamp and ran ashore, and you could only build a bar using what you had on board and what was available in the swamp, what would it look like? That now includes everything from prodigious plant life to year-round Christmas lights to nautical trinkets, funky decorations, a huge wine list and a healthy dose of Jimmy Buffett. “At the end of the day, you can’t just create a dive bar. They manifest themselves over time. But they usually start as neighborhood bars and that is where we are,” Hedges said.  The desire to be “a melting pot” for the changing neighborhoods around them – Cole, Clayton, City Park, Whittier, Skyland, Five Points – is also how they came up with their menu, he explained. You can get cocktails for around $15 a pop or a shot and a beer for $7. You can get a bottle of French champagne for $250 or a Jack-and-Coke and a hot dog for $9. “Normally, people choose one or the other” when they start a bar, Hedges said. “But we wanted to remain accessible to the industry, the neighborhood and anyone who comes in the door.” Did I mention the hot dogs? A regular frank is $4 , a chilidog is $6 and one with cheeseball spread is $7. There’s also a caviar, crème fraiche and pickled shallot dog for $20 ( the ultimate “glizzy “). “Meat tubes and alcohol are a tried-and-true pairing,” Wright said. Plus, since there is no kitchen, the bar staff can easily make them. “They are economical on space — and affordable.” That combination has attracted a lot of attention as well. In 2023, Yacht Club landed on North America’s 50 Best Bars list, which is put together by bar industry pros. And earlier this year, the business was named as one of the 10 best U.S. cocktail bars by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Spirited Awards (an industry standard). “We’re not on one of the coasts, so we push ourselves to go out and meet people … we travel and go to bar conventions. That means people are hearing about us and it gets our name out there. It’s a lot of hard work, but we want to bring people to this city,” Hedges said. Hard work, so people like me can relax with a drink when we pull up a barstool. Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox. - Report an Error
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