Elba-Mar Boat Club

On property at the south end of Grosse Ile, which was once part of the R.E. Olds estate, sits Elba-Mar Boat Club. In 1951, this property was purchased by Roy Hoover and Orville Brown, initially to start a public marina. Grosse Ile Township would not issue a permit for a public marina, but would allow them to establish a private boat club. So, on February 20, 1953, the Articles of Incorporation were approved by the State of Michigan. The name was derived from the property being adjacent to Elba Island... more