Odd Fellow on the Lake: events at DeWitt Marine
9291 Clam Lake Road (M-88), Bellaire (parcel 05-07-530-020-00) · Map
Status as of Nov. 1, 2026
What it is
Odd Fellow on the Lake is a wedding and event venue already operating at 9291 Clam Lake Road, on the DeWitt Marine property on Clam Lake. Its website advertises weddings, private parties and corporate events in an “iconic triple-arched Quonset hut,” with lakeside ceremonies and bar service. A 2024 design portfolio describes the “transformation of an existing commercial space into an elegant wedding and event venue.” In spring 2026 the township backed the operator’s application for a state Banquet Facility Permit, the liquor permit for events like these. The records we read don’t give the venue’s guest capacity, parking or hours.
Who is behind it
The liquor application was presented to the Planning Commission by Mark McCool for DeWitt Marine, on behalf of Odd Fellow Events, LLC. The county parcel roll lists the 9291 Clam Lake Road land under Clam Creek Properties, L.L.C., which also owns neighboring parcels. On June 1, 2026, Clam Creek Properties signed a mortgage with Independent Bank covering its land there; it was recorded June 4, 2026 (17 pages; we have not yet read the amount).
Water and sewage
The records we read don’t say how an event business here would handle water or sewage. Sewage permits for a building like this would come from the Health Department of Northwest Michigan or EGLE; we haven’t checked either yet.
Forest Home Township Planning Commission minutes, March 18, 2026; Township Board minutes, April 2, 2026.
The approvals it needs
- Township Planning Commission
Recommendation on the liquor application
Recommended March 18, 2026
“The FHT Planning Commission recommends that the Forest Home Township Board approves the Liqueur License application submitted by Mark McCool for Dewitt Marine.” Discussion item: “Banquet Facility Permit.” March 18 minutes →
- Township Board
Letter of support for the state permit
Approved April 2, 2026
The board approved “the application from Odd Fellow Events, LLC for the letter of support to apply to the State Liquor Control Commission for a Banquet Facility Permit.” April 2 minutes →
- State (Liquor Control Commission)
Banquet Facility Permit
Not checked yet
- Township / County / Health Dept.
Zoning, building and sanitary permits for the event venue
Not checked yet