Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative
Launches With an Exclusive:
A Circle Tour with the Top 50 Destinations

As part of its launch at the Boat Show, the Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative created an official Lake St. Clair Circle Tour map, complete with 50-plus top destinations and attractions. Though most boaters at Belle Maer are familiar with the lake, many are always looking for new ideas on where to go and what to see—and the new map offers up many suggestions all the way around the lake, even on the Ontario side. The maps are available free of charge in the Marina Office.

The Tour

For many, Lake St. Clair is a secret waiting to be discovered. The Circle the Lake Tour Map was created to connect the millions of residents in the region to the greatest experiences on and along the shores of this fresh water gem. This map provides a guided tour of the major destinations extending from Ambassador Bridge in the south to the Blue Water Bridge in the North. It identifies the "Top 50" destinations waiting to be explored and provides visitors with the ideal route for navigating the roads, ferries and international border crossings that are all part of the adventure.

While not as large as its cousins to the north (Lake Huron) or south (Lake Erie), Lake St. Clair still covers an area of 440 square miles and has more than 160 miles of shoreline - that is a lot of area to explore! The Circle the Lake Tour Map is your guide to navigating it all. And while it is possible to drive all of Lake St. Clair Tour in one day it would be a very rushed experience. The real goal is to provide a tool to explore all the lake has to offer – one or two destinations at a time. In this way, users can see it all but plan their trips based on geography, interest and time.

The Destinations

On any given day, Lake St. Clair is home to such pleasures as reeling in a trophy musky, kicking back at the beach, biking along the lake shore, taking a refreshing dip, savoring an awesome sunset over a romantic dinner—and so much more. On this lake of many riches, you can discover your own personal passions and pleasures. The "Top 50" destinations identified in this map represent the best experiences offered across numerous categories of interest. Some destinations will allow users to get out on the water while others allow visitors to enjoy the views and sounds from shore. Either way, each of the top destinations has something unique to offer and provides visitors a different glimpse of this amazing fresh water community.

In addition to the "Top 50" destinations there are many other varied experiences that can be found while exploring the tour.  Whether you're a family member, a fisherman, an adventure junky or just looking for something new to do in the region, this guide will get you there.

This map is designed to be used in conjunction with a new website the Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative will be launching in Spring 2010 – www.TourLakeSt.Clair.com. At launch, the site will only include additional information on the "Top 50" destinations but will be expanded over time to include much more. Features will include: business listings, suggestions for half day excursions, an interactive lake guide, photo albums, user submitted favorites and the ability for visitors to search activities that appeal to them. We also want to make sure we incorporate those things in the website that are important to you. To that end, at the launch of the site we will be collecting ideas from visitors about what we can add to the site to make it better.

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Got an Idea for an Event or Activity
at the Marina This Summer?

If you have an idea for an event or activity for the up-coming season, be sure to let us know now that launch is only 37 days away! 

And if you'd like to get involved in the planning and coordination of an event, let us know about that as well.

The Belle Maer Activities Committee was formed last season to help plan and coordinate some cool events for family and friends and we want to continue the momentum we started. We want to continue many of the events we started in 2009, and create even more this season, but need your help to pull it off. So if you have the time and the interest, please contact Brad Simmons, newsletter editor and member of the BMH Activities Committee, at simmons.company@sbcglobal.net

Thank you!

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Water Level Forecasts Close to Last Year

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, water levels in Lake St. Clair will be about the same as last year by the time boating season arrives. The latest six month projections indicate that Lake St. Clair will be near average in February and March, then 3 inches below average through July. The chart below shows some historical data and forecasts; the shaded area in the far right (dotted line) shows the Lake St. Clair data: