St. Clair County, Michigan
Clay Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Clay Township is bounded on three sides by water, takes in Harsens Island, Russell Island, Dickinson Island, and St. Johns Marsh, and depends on ferry service to link Harsens Island with the mainland
Living in Clay Township
The township includes much of the St. Clair Flats, described by the National Audubon Society as the world's largest freshwater delta. Source: audubon.org
Homes in Clay Township
What makes Clay Township home
The Old Club
Private club on Harsens Island founded by Detroit sportsmen as a hunting and fishing club shortly after the Civil War and renamed The Old Club in 1902
Tashmoo Park site
Former amusement park on Harsens Island that operated from 1897 to 1951 and whose dance pavilion survives as winter boat storage for a marina
Colony Tower Complex
Complex built in 1925 along the North Channel in Pearl Beach and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
St. Clair Flats State Wildlife Area
State wildlife area of more than 25,000 acres in the St. Clair River delta that draws visitors for waterfowl hunting, boating, kayaking, and wildlife viewing
Algonac State Park
State park of 1,550 acres along the St. Clair River known for freighter watching and rare lakeplain prairie and oak savanna
Clay Township areas to know
Harsens Island
Largest island in the St. Clair River delta and the only United States island in the flats served by an automobile ferry
Pearl Beach
Census-designated place on the township mainland with 4,698 residents at the 2020 census
Sans Souci
Unincorporated community on the eastern shore of Harsens Island that held its own post office name from 1900 to 1960