Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Michigan

MONTAGUE MARINA

Marina on the Montague shore of White Lake in west Michigan, sharing the Goodrich Street basin with Maple Beach Yacht Club.

Montrose Harbor

Chicago Harbors marina on Lake Michigan, on the northern edge of Lincoln Park, with 711 berths and mooring cans for boats from 25 to 50 feet.

Moorings Associations

Dock condominium community on New Buffalo harbour, Lake Michigan, in south-west Michigan. The largest boating facility in the harbour with 369 docks.

New Buffalo Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club on the Galien River at New Buffalo, Michigan, on Channel A near the river entrance.

Nicolet Bay

Bay within Peninsula State Park on the Door County shore of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

North point

Open anchorage off North Point near Manistee on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

North Point Marina

Large freshwater marina at Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, on Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee, just south of the Wisconsin state line.

North Shore Marina

Full-service marina of around 205 berths on the Grand Haven channel near the Grand River mouth, about a quarter of a mile from Lake Michigan in Spring Lake, Michigan.

Northwest Marine Yacht Club

Private dockominium marina of 207 berths on Round Lake at Charlevoix, Michigan, opened in 1981.

Oconto Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Oconto River at Oconto, on the Green Bay shore of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, set on nine wooded acres.

Oselka's Snug Harbor Marina

Family-run full-service marina on the Galien River at New Buffalo, Michigan, near the southern tip of Lake Superior's neighbour, Lake Michigan.

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

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.

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.

Pointe Marine

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

Port Washington Marina

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

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.

Racine Yacht Club

Oldest of Racine's three yacht clubs, on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River in Wisconsin.

Reefpoint Marina

The largest marina on the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan, with 921 berths inside Racine Harbour, owned by Racine County.

River Noire Yacht Club

113-berth marina condominium on the Black River at South Haven, Michigan, a short run upriver from Lake Michigan.

River's End Marina (Ex Pugh Marina)

Full-service marina on the Root River in Racine, Wisconsin, between the State Street and Main Street bridges. Formerly Pugh Marina.

Safe Harbor Grand Isle

Large full-service marina on the Grand River at Grand Haven, Michigan, set inland from the Lake Michigan harbour entrance.

Safe Harbor Great Lakes

Full-service marina on the eastern shore of Muskegon Lake at Muskegon, Michigan, with access to Lake Michigan through the channel.

Yacht Works Kewaunee

Full-service marina on Kewaunee Harbor, on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, with around 127 to 130 floating berths and a fuel berth.