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Inlet Harbor Club was founded in 1995 by Richard A. Merola. A lifelong seasonal resident and local business owner, his passion for the area and commitment to the marine lifestyle is evident in all his endeavors. In 1986 Merola founded Aqua-mania, Inc. in Alexandria Bay, a retail boat dealership and service center located on Route 12.
In 1996, Merola began phase I of his plan to embark on his unique marine development concept,
Inlet Harbor Club. Unlike anything else in the Thousand Islands, Inlet Harbor Club is a 10.46 acre site whose heart is a Victorian Bathhouse/Clubhouse offering its members old world charm with modern club-style amenities and services. There will be facilities for dressing rooms, showers, lavatories, laundry, vending, a marine store, banquet.lounge space complete with a two-sided fireplace, covered porch, children's playground and barbeque patio. Members will be provided with a unique social experience in a private club-like setting.
A large heated rack storage building will provide in/out and/or seasonal storage for its members. The building will have an exterior decor with a more residential feel by including windows, shutters and raised panels along with earth toned colors to help blend in with the landscape.
Inlet Harbor Club will also include 30 unique homes known as the Harbor Villas offering residents a year round destination for their boat and selves. The boathouse design offers a 40' slip with living quarters above. The developer selected architect and professor Robert Charron, a native of Ogdensburg and lifelong boater in the Thousand Islands to help him design and create a Victorian style boathouse villa home that is energy star rated with low maintenance.
Excess slips will be sold to club members rather than compete with the local marinas for seasonal and transient boaters. "We are trying to create a larger seasonal residential population through our niche boater owned marina club concept," says Mr. Merola. |
