Best anchorages and harbours in Great Lakes

Ossineke Marina

Small private marina at the mouth of the Devil River where it meets Lake Huron, in the village of Ossineke on the Michigan Sunrise Coast.

Oswego

Anchorage off the mouth of the Oswego River on the south shore of Lake Ontario, sand bottom, protected from SE, S and SW winds.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Oswego Marina

Deep-water marina at the mouth of the Oswego River on Lake Ontario, at the northern terminus of the Oswego Canal.

Ottawa Beach Marina

Small county-run marina on the west side of Lake Macatawa at Holland, Michigan, just inside the channel to Lake Michigan and the closest harbour to its mouth.

Oyster Bay

Tree-lined anchorage on Lake Charlevoix in Michigan, just outside the town of Charlevoix, with depths of 8 to 12 feet over mud.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Paper District Marina

Public transient marina on Sandusky Bay, opened in 2011 on the former Scott Paper Company factory site west of Jackson Street Pier.

Parish Lake

Sheltered anchorage among the Les Cheneaux Islands on the north shore of Lake Huron, in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Pedersens Bay

Anchorage in Pedersens Bay on Washington Island, in Detroit Harbor at the top of the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Pentwater Municipal Marina

Village-run marina on Pentwater Lake at Pentwater, Michigan, a regular stop for cruisers on the Lake Michigan shore and the Great Loop.

Pentwater Yacht Club

Private members' club on Pentwater Lake, Michigan, with 14 fixed-dock berths and direct channel access to Lake Michigan.

Perry's Landing Marina

Full-service marina on the western part of Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania, just off the Bayfront Parkway.

Petoskey City Marina

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

Pier 1000 Marina

Marina of 220 berths on the St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor, Michigan, off the south-east shore of Lake Michigan.

Pier 31

Marina and campground on the Manistee River channel at Arthur Street, between Lake Michigan and Manistee Lake in west Michigan.

Pier 33

Full-service marina on the Morrison Channel of the St Joseph River, at St Joseph, Michigan, with direct access to Lake Michigan.

Pier 7 Marina

Small full-service marina on the Saginaw River in downtown Bay City, Michigan, with around 42 berths and a fuel berth.

Pike's Bay Marina

Marina in Pikes Bay near Bayfield, Wisconsin, a base for cruising Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.

Pipe Creek Marina

Small marina in Sandusky Bay at the mouth of Pipe Creek, on the south shore of Lake Erie.

Pointe Marine

Member-owned marina on the Bear Lake Channel at North Muskegon, Michigan, with access to Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan.

Port Austin State Harbor

Public harbour at the tip of Michigan's Thumb, where Saginaw Bay meets Lake Huron, run by the Michigan DNR.

Port Hope Marina

Small village marina on the Lake Huron shore at Port Hope, Michigan, 17 miles south of Port Austin on the east side of the Thumb peninsula.

Port Huron River Street Marina

Municipal marina on the Black River in downtown Port Huron, Michigan, near the river mouth on Lake Huron.

Port Huron Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the Black River in Port Huron, Michigan, with visitor wall tie-up.

Port of Rochester Marina

Public marina at the mouth of the Genesee River where it meets Lake Ontario, about 7 miles north of downtown Rochester.

Port Sanilac Marina

Full-service private marina on the west shore of Lake Huron at Port Sanilac, Michigan, immediately north of the municipal harbour.

Port Sanilac Municipal Harbor

Public harbour of refuge on the Michigan shore of Lake Huron, one block from downtown Port Sanilac, classed as a safe haven by the State of Michigan.

Port Washington Marina

Municipal marina of 280 berths on the Lake Michigan shore at Port Washington, Wisconsin.

Port Wing Marina

Small marina at the mouth of the Port Wing River where it meets the south shore of Lake Superior, at 9130 Beach Road, Port Wing, Wisconsin.

Portside Marina

Marina of 115 berths in downtown Kelleys Island on the south shore, Lake Erie, accommodating boats up to 24 m length and 6 m beam.

Prairie Harbor Yacht Club

A private marina of 151 berths on the Lake Michigan shore at Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, minutes north of the Illinois state line.