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May All Your Wishes
Come True this Holiday Season!

Santa on Fish Ornament courtesy Gifts Afloat, St. Clair Shores

Things are very quiet at Belle Maer Harbor right now.

It’s been a very mild (and damp) fall so far, which means there is no ice on the lake yet—and the water levels in Lake St. Clair are up a surprising 18 inches over the level of last December.

The only sounds you can hear at the marina right now are the occasional chirping of birds or geese, along with the groan and clang of heavy equipment being used to install new sections of sea wall along Joss Wharf.

But there is a little snow sticking on the grass and in the pines, and there’s a definite chill in the air. We know that soon, winter will set in and it will start behaving like a more typical Michigan winter. And right now, we’re all in the holiday spirit, looking forward to a brief break with our families before we get back to the business of planning for an exciting 2012 boating season.

The entire management and staff at Belle Maer would like to wish you a joyous Holiday season and happy and prosperous New Year.

We hope you’ll stop by and say hello at our new booth at the Detroit Boat Show in February, and that we’ll see you soon after at Belle Maer Harbor!

Belle Maer’s entrance sign says it all!