Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club's roots reach back to 1914, when 25 local men formed a club to pursue their interests in ice boating and sailing on Lake St. Clair. Guy Lowell, a well-known Boston architect and yachtsman of the 20's, was responsible for the unique 18th century Italian Renaissance design of the clubhouse. It was dedicated on July 4, 1929. The clubhouse's harmonious blend of sun-splashed creamy stucco and red tile, its rhythmic curving arches and its elaborate gothic windows are dominated... more