Lake Michigan: the northern harbours, Leland to Mackinac

13 places · Great Lakes

The best coast of the Great Lakes, north-east Lake Michigan: Leland and its fishing village, Northport and Suttons Bay in Grand Traverse Bay, Charlevoix and its channel to the inland lake, Petoskey and Harbor Springs in Little Traverse Bay, Beaver Island offshore, then car-free Mackinac Island at the straits. No tide, but north-west gales raise 3 metre seas in two hours.

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   1Harbour· Leland, US

   Leland Township Harbor

   Township-run harbour on Lake Michigan at Leland, beside the historic Fishtown district in Leelanau County.

   45.0249, -85.7621See on the chart →
2. 2Harbour· Au Gres, US

   Northport Marine

   Private condominium marina on Saginaw Bay at Au Gres, on the western shore of Lake Huron, Michigan.

   44.0515, -83.6571See on the chart →
3. 3Harbour· Suttons Bay, US

   Suttons Bay Yacht Club

   Club marina at Suttons Bay, on the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay, Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan.

   44.9837, -85.6422See on the chart →
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   4Harbour· Traverse City, US·4.6

   Elmwood Marina

   Public marina on the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay at Greilickville, about one mile from downtown Traverse City, Michigan.

   44.7898, -85.6355See on the chart →
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   5Harbour· Charlevoix, US

   Charlevoix Marina

   Municipal marina of 77 berths on Round Lake in downtown Charlevoix, Michigan, between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix.

   45.3164, -85.2573See on the chart →
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   6Harbour· Petoskey, US

   Petoskey City Marina

   Municipal marina in Bayfront Park on the south shore of Little Traverse Bay, at the centre of Petoskey, Michigan.

   45.3770, -84.9598See on the chart →
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   7Harbour· Harbor Springs, US

   The Boathouse of Harbor Springs

   Private yacht club on Little Traverse Bay at Harbor Springs, Michigan, with 62 berths, some covered. Access is reserved to members and their guests.

   45.4278, -84.9878See on the chart →
8. 8Anchorage· US

   Beaver Island Bay

   Anchorage off Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan, lying in the open lake well north-west of Charlevoix, on a sand bottom.

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   45.7462, -85.5131See on the chart →
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   9Harbour· Mackinac Island, US·4.8

   Mackinac Island State Harbor

   Public harbour of refuge on the south shore of Mackinac Island, in the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron.

   45.8500, -84.6146See on the chart →
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    10Harbour· Frankfort, US

    Frankfort Municipal Marina

    Town-run marina on Betsie Lake at Frankfort, Michigan, just inside the harbour entrance from Lake Michigan.

    44.6317, -86.2376See on the chart →
11. 11Anchorage· US·5.0

    Castle Rock

    Anchorage off Castle Rock on Lake Huron, north of St Ignace near the Straits of Mackinac, sand bottom, protection from N, NE, W and NW.

    45.9120, -84.7282See on the chart →
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    12Harbour· St Ignace, US

    St Ignace Marina

    Municipal 136-berth marina on the north side of the Straits of Mackinac, at the south end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with Mackinac Island 4.5 NM to the east.

    45.8666, -84.7186See on the chart →
13. 13Harbour· Elk Rapids, US

    Elk Rapids Marina

    Municipal harbour of Elk Rapids on East Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, in the northern Lower Peninsula.

    44.8999, -85.4123See on the chart →

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