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 Detroit Yacht Club - Detroit, MI
N 42° 20.929 W 082° 58.412
17T E 337449 N 4690391
The Detroit Yacht Club is located on a small island off of Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM16QF2
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2022
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36. The DETROIT YACHT CLUB (private) occupies a large clubhouse, designed along
Spanish Renaissance lines by George D. Mason and Company, Detroit architects. The cornerstone was laid in 1922 by Gar Wood (see Tour 8), pioneer power-boat racer and builder. It stands upon land reclaimed at the expense of the club’s stockholders in exchange for a 99-year lease from the city. The site is actually a small island, and craft tie up on all sides. A course for power-boat racing lies on this side of the river, from the bridge upstream past the yacht club; the judges’ stand is established on the club’s dock. Events have included the famed Harmsworth Trophy Race. Venetian Night, held annually at the yacht club, is a high point in the Detroit mid-summer social season. -Michigan: A Guide to the Wolverine State 1941
The building has been restored and active continuously since it was built in 1922. With it being private I was not able to get inside for additional photos. A very friendly security officer at the bridge to the island was kind enough to bend the rules to let me get the photos I included here. For additional information and pictures see:
Detroit Yacht Club
Historic Detroit
Wikipedia
Book: Michigan
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 252
Year Originally Published: 1941
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