Wilmont Kreis

Lake Saint Clair and the Saint Clair Flats: An area that has always held a special meaning for me. There is hardly a memory of my youth that does not contain it. It was equally special to my Allard ancestors. As a youngster, trips to Harsens Island were always a high point of the summer. Reachable only by ferry, it retained a tranquility which I remember to this day. We would always stop at Brown’s landing, home and business of my mother’s first cousin, Earl Brown. We visited his establishment often, and before his death a few years ago he was very helpful in my research of the Allards.