Best anchorages and harbours in Great Lakes

Bayside Marina

Family-run full-service marina in the south-west corner of Little Sodus Bay, off Route 104A, between Sodus Point and Oswego on Lake Ontario.

Beachwood Villa Homeowners

Private marina of the Beachwood Villas condominium community on Route 6 east of Huron, south shore of Lake Erie.

Beacon Cove Marina

Full-service deep-water marina at 36360 Jefferson Avenue, Harrison Township, on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, one mile east of the I-94 Metro Beach exit.

Bearup Marine

Full-service marina in Sawmill Bay at the north-east end of Chaumont Bay, on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario near the Thousand Islands.

Beaver Park North Gas Dock

Family-owned marina on the south shore of Lake Erie at Lorain, Ohio, halfway between Cleveland and Sandusky.

Beef Creek Marina

An 80-berth family-run marina on the Toussaint River near Oak Harbor, Ohio, about a five-minute run from Lake Erie.

Belmont Harbor

One of the largest harbours in the Chicago Harbors system, on Lake Michigan along the Lincoln Park lakefront.

Belvidere Boat Club

Members boat club on a 3.2-acre sea-walled island in the North Channel of the St. Clair Flats, near Clay Township, Michigan.

Big Daddy's Boat Yard

Marina and boatyard in Bolles Harbor at Monroe, Michigan, on the western basin of Lake Erie. The site was formerly LaPlaisance Creek Marina.

Big Six Marina

State-park marina on the west side of Grand Island, on a tributary of the Upper Niagara River.

Black Creek anchorage

Anchorage in the protected lagoon off Black Creek, on the north side of Lake St. Clair near Harrison Township, Michigan.

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Blue Water Marina

Full-service marina on the east channel of the Upper Niagara River, Grand Island, halfway between Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

The Boatworks

Boat rental and sales marina on the south end of Chautauqua Lake at Celoron, just west of Jamestown, New York.

Bonnie Castle Yacht Basin Inc

Resort marina on the St. Lawrence River at Alexandria Bay, New York, with views of Boldt Castle on Heart Island.

Bootleggers Cove Marina

Full-service marina in Wilson Harbor on the south shore of western Lake Ontario, at the outflow of Twelve Mile Creek, New York.

Brands Dry Dock Marina

Indoor rack-storage division of Brands' Marina, on the Portage River at Port Clinton on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie.

Brands' Marina

Family-run full-service marina on the Portage River at Port Clinton, Ohio, near where the river meets Lake Erie.

Brest Bay Marina

Full-service marina at Newport on the Michigan shore of western Lake Erie, between Detroit and Toledo.

Brian's Marina

Full-service marina on the St. Joseph River with 206 berths, set on a 10-acre site near St. Joseph.

Bridge Harbour Marina

Private marina on the Black River in Port Huron Charter Township, about 20 minutes upstream from the river mouth on Lake Huron.

Brockport Yacht Club

Private sailing club at the mouth of Sandy Creek on the south shore of Lake Ontario, in Hamlin, New York, about 17 miles west of the Genesee River.

Buffalo Launch Club

Private boating club on the east shore of Grand Island, on the upper Niagara River.

Buffalo Yacht Club

Private club at 1 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, at the head of the Niagara River where it leaves Lake Erie. Third-oldest yacht club in the United States.

Burnham Harbor

Largest of the Chicago Park District harbours, on the west side of Northerly Island in front of the Museum Campus, on Lake Michigan.

Burnham Park Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on Northerly Island along the east shore of Burnham Harbor, incorporated in 1938.

Burt Goodnough's Marina East

Full-service marina on Skinner Creek at 9245 NY-3, Sandy Creek, with access to North Sandy Pond and Lake Ontario.

Bush Marine

Marina on the Ottawa River at 6228 Edgewater Drive in Toledo, Ohio, established in 1969.

Calumet Yacht Club

Yacht club on the western shore at the south end of Lake Michigan, in the Calumet area of Chicago.

Lampe Marina

253-berth public marina run by the Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, at the foot of Port Access Road in Erie, just outside the channel to Presque Isle Bay.

Carnegie Bay Marina

Marina in Carnegie Bay, off the St. Lawrence River at Alexandria Bay, New York, in the Thousand Islands.