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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.
1HarbourLeland, United StatesLeland Township Harbor
Township-run harbour on Lake Michigan at Leland, beside the historic Fishtown district in Leelanau County.
- 2HarbourAu Gres, United States
Northport Marine
Private condominium marina on Saginaw Bay at Au Gres, on the western shore of Lake Huron, Michigan.
- 3HarbourSuttons Bay, United States
Suttons Bay Yacht Club
Club marina at Suttons Bay, on the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay, Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan.
4HarbourTraverse City, United StatesElmwood Marina
4.6Public marina on the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay at Greilickville, about one mile from downtown Traverse City, Michigan.
5HarbourCharlevoix, United StatesCharlevoix Marina
Municipal marina of 77 berths on Round Lake in downtown Charlevoix, Michigan, between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix.
6HarbourPetoskey, United StatesPetoskey City Marina
Municipal marina in Bayfront Park on the south shore of Little Traverse Bay, at the centre of Petoskey, Michigan.
7HarbourHarbor Springs, United StatesThe 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.
- 8AnchorageUnited States
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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9HarbourMackinac Island, United StatesMackinac Island State Harbor
4.8Public harbour of refuge on the south shore of Mackinac Island, in the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron.
10HarbourFrankfort, United StatesFrankfort Municipal Marina
Town-run marina on Betsie Lake at Frankfort, Michigan, just inside the harbour entrance from Lake Michigan.
- 11AnchorageUnited States
Castle Rock
5.0Anchorage off Castle Rock on Lake Huron, north of St Ignace near the Straits of Mackinac, sand bottom, protection from N, NE, W and NW.
12HarbourSt Ignace, United StatesSt 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.
- 13HarbourElk Rapids, United States
Elk Rapids Marina
Municipal harbour of Elk Rapids on East Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, in the northern Lower Peninsula.
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