Hessel/Clark Township Marina

Name: Hessel/Clark Township Marina
Address: Hessel, US
Telephone: +19064843917

Hessel, United StatesGreat Lakes

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Type: Harbour

Municipal 24-berth marina run by Clark Township in Hessel, on the Les Cheneaux Islands shore of Lake Huron in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Sheltered approach through the channels between the 36 islands of the Les Cheneaux group. The marina sits between Mackinac Island, St Ignace, DeTour Village and Drummond Island. Open from Memorial Day to mid-September.

Practical

Water and 30 or 50 amp shore power on the pontoons, heads with showers, laundry, pump-out, slipway, dog run, WiFi. Reservations through the Michigan DNR system on 1-800-447-2757. Grocery, gift shop and the Islander Bar within a short walk.

Ashore

Hessel hosts the Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show on the second Saturday of August, founded in 1978 and now drawing close to 150 classic boats and around 8,000 visitors.

History

The wooden boat show was started in 1978 by Chuck Letts and Ken Horsburgh, summer residents who realised the cold water and short season had preserved an unusual concentration of pre-1940 craft still in regular use in the islands.