Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Michigan

Indiana Harbor Yacht Club

Members' yacht club inside Indiana Harbor at East Chicago, on the south shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana.

Ironton Cove Marina

Marina in a sheltered cove of the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix at Ironton, Michigan, about 4 miles south of Charlevoix.

Island Pointe Marina

Marina with 116 berths at the south end of Marina Island, on the St. Joseph River and Morrison Channel.

J&B Landing

Marina and marine construction yard on the Black River at South Haven, Michigan, clustered with other harbours south of the bascule bridge.

Jackson Park Inner Harbor

Chicago Park District harbour in Jackson Park, on the inland side of Lake Shore Drive at the south lakefront.

Jackson Park Yacht Club

Yacht club in the Jackson Park outer harbour on the south Chicago lakefront, founded in 1896.

Jacobson Marina Resort

Marina of 49 berths on Betsie Lake at Frankfort, Michigan, one block from the town centre.

Keenan Marina

Full-service marina on the channel into Spring Lake at Spring Lake, Michigan, near the Grand River and a short run from Grand Haven.

Kewaunee Marina

Municipal marina of about 100 berths on the north side of Kewaunee Harbor, on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, just east of the State Highway 42 bridge.

Lake Michigan Yacht Club

Private 48-member yacht club on Channel A at New Buffalo, Lake Michigan, in south-west Michigan, about an hour from Chicago.

Lake Street Marina

Small marina on Pere Marquette Lake at Ludington, Michigan, on the east shore of Lake Michigan.

Leland Township Harbor

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

Lucky Dog Landing

Marina of about 90 berths on the south shore of White Lake at Whitehall, Michigan, at 220 S Lake Street.

Ludington entrance anchorage

Anchorage just outside the Ludington harbour entrance on Lake Michigan, sand bottom.

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Ludington Municipal Marina

City-run full-service marina on Pere Marquette Lake at Ludington, Michigan, two blocks from Lake Michigan.

Ludington Yacht Club

Members' club on the east shore of Pere Marquette Lake at Ludington, Michigan, with over 40 berths and deep-water access to Lake Michigan.

Macatawa Lake Public Access

Public boat ramp on Lake Macatawa at Holland, Michigan, on Ottawa Beach Road between Anchorage Marina and Yacht Basin Marina.

Mackinaw City Marina

Municipal 88-berth marina on the south shore of the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, just east of the Mackinac Bridge.

Madelyn Marina

48-berth marina at Sturgeon Bay, on the Door Peninsula, set beside the Bayview Bridge in Wisconsin.

Manistee Municipal Marina

City-run marina on the Manistee River channel, next to downtown Manistee, between Lake Michigan and Manistee Lake in west Michigan.

Manitowoc Marina

Marina of about 250 floating deep-water berths on the western shore of Lake Michigan, just south of the Manitowoc River in Wisconsin.

Maple Beach Yacht Club

Marina basin off Goodrich Street at the Montague end of White Lake, west Michigan, operated together with Montague Marina.

Marina Shores At Dune Harbor

Marina at Portage, Indiana, on Burns Waterway near the Indiana Dunes, about 30 miles from downtown Chicago.

Marinette Visitor Dock

City transient dock on the south bank of the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin, near the river mouth on the western shore of Green Bay.

Marquette Yacht Club

Members' yacht club marina on Burns Waterway at Portage, Indiana, with floating-dock access to Lake Michigan.

McKinley Marina Roundhouse

Milwaukee County's public lakefront marina on Lake Michigan, north of the Summerfest grounds and east of Veterans Park.

Menominee Marina

Municipal marina on the western shore of Green Bay at Menominee, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, at the mouth of the Menominee River.

Miller's Marine Center

Full-service marina and boatyard at Portage, Indiana, on Burns Waterway within a mile of Lake Michigan.

Milwaukee Yacht Club

Private yacht club at McKinley Marina, on Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee, by the north anchorage of Milwaukee Harbour.

Mitidieri Marina

Small private marina on the Black River at South Haven, Michigan, a few minutes upriver from Lake Michigan.