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Circle the Lake Tour-signs Now Installed Around Macomb County
A Tour around Lake St. Clair is now even easier--either by boat or now by Automobile.
The Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative, along with Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development have successfully started to install the 50 or so signs within Macomb County designating the travel route closest to Lake St. Clair. With the assistance of Mark Hackel, the local communities, and the Road Department of Macomb County, the signs are being fabricated and strategically installed. This is a year long effort by those associated with this project to bring greater awareness of the incredible assets associated with Lake St. Clair and all of the very interesting historic, cultural, or maritime venues that deserve a greater look. The signs have directional arrows that can direct drivers around the Lake in a Circular direction (either way). Our hopes are that St. Clair County, The City of Detroit and Wayne County, and the Canadian local governments will follow suit. Just in case, a Circle Lake St. Clair interactive map can be found at www.TourLakeStClair.Org website. Each of the sites chosen are also within walking distance of the shoreline, so that they can be enjoyed by the boating community as well.
This is the start of something big, that is putting the world-class assets of our freshwater lake into the minds of the person looking for something as simple as a nice meal at one of the many restaurants, or a weekend that extends all the way around the lake full of cultural and historic sites. Whatever your choice, the signage is just one more tool to help residents and visitors to Lake St. Clair truly enjoy it's ambiance and thrill. With one of the largest recreational, and fishing communities in North America, Lake St. Clair is just awaiting to be explored by the approximately 8 million people within about a one-hour drive of it's coastline.
Enjoy the scenery, people, and places...and come back often!
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Miller Marina on the in St. Clair Shores is opening a new rack and launch operation, the only facility of its kind along the popular Nautical Mile.
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The Nautical Mile Merchant Association (NMMA) has partnered with the Michigan Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to participate in the Leukemia Cup Regatta paper sailboat icon program during the month of May.
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As the Michigan Boating Industries Association wrapped up its second boat show of 2012, the optimism from show management and exhibitors continued to rise.
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The Nautical Mile Merchants Association has unveiled a new website which integrates more features and functionality created to make an impression on both new and returning users.
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Foodie alert: planning is underway for the second edition of Restaurant week along the Nautical Mile. Eight restaurants participated in the inaugural event last Augst, which attracted large numbers of partons to the business, marina, and dining district, organizers said. Looking to build on that success, the restaurants have moved the event to earlier in the summer to June 1 - 10.
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Check out the new television ad for the unique restaurants and bars located along the Nautical Mile
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Recently, a new recreational activity has become very popular in the waters of Lake Saint Clair- Kiteboarding! This surface water sport has been described as a combination of wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paddling, and gymnastics; creating one extreme sport. Kiteboarding (or kitesurfing) harnesses the power of the wind; a kiteboarder uses a board with or without foot-straps or bindings, combined with the power of a large controllable kite to propel the rider and the board across water.
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