St. Clair Shores Factoids – City of the Week

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• St. Clair Shores still honors their veterans annually with one of the largest Memorial Day parades in Michigan.
• St. Clair Shores was first settled by French families starting in 1790, who built cottages along the shoreline.
• During Prohibition, St. Clair Shores was a hotspot for bootleggers who smuggled Canadian liquor into the canals and docks along lake St. Clair.
• Blossom Heath Park and Pier was the site of one of metro Detroit’s most notorious “speakeasies”,  what they called illegal bars during prohibition.
• There once was a large popular amusement park on the site of Jefferson Beach Marina.
• St. Clair Shores’ population boomed after World War Two, with servicemen who returned from the war to take jobs in Detroit’s growing industries.
• Today, St. Clair Shores is the boating capitol of Michigan, with over 3,500 boat wells and seven marinas along Jefferson.
• The area on Jefferson between 9 and 10 mile roads is known as the “Nautical Mile”, that features marinas, and may boating themed shops, restaurants and bars.