History of the Cruise: For over two decades, there has been a charity cruise on Harper Avenue, in St. Clair Shores. All these years later we are still cruising and still going strong! The Harper Charity Cruise almost, always been a Kiwanis event. This event is modeled after other commercial cruises, but with an eye toward charity and giving back to the community. In 2005, Shorewood Kiwanis was approached to “take over” the coordination and up-front funding of this important event. As one of the larger Kiwanis clubs in St. Clair Shores, it was an easy decision for us to step in and make sure that this very important St. Clair Shores summer event continue on and grow. Last year’s cruise was one of the highest attended events in years past.