Best anchorages and harbours in Great Lakes

Anchor Marine

Marina and full-service yard at 1501 Ferry Road, Grand Island, on the east branch of the upper Niagara River.

Anchor Pointe Marina

Marina of about 500 berths on the Western Basin of Lake Erie near Reno Beach, Ohio, run on a boat-a-minium basis where members own their dock.

Anchor's Way Marina

Full-service marina on Marina Island in the St. Joseph River, around 5 to 8 minutes under power from Lake Michigan.

Anchorage Marina & Yacht Club

Full-service marina on the south shore of Lake Macatawa at Holland, Michigan, about a mile inside the channel from Lake Michigan.

Anchors Away Marina-OPEN

Marina off East Saylor Street at Lakeside Marblehead, near the West Harbor channel entrance and East Harbor State Park, Lake Erie.

Anderson's Dock

Municipal dock in Eagle Harbor at Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin, on the Green Bay side of the peninsula.

Armstrong's on White Lake

Small marina and ship's store on the south shore of White Lake at Whitehall, Michigan, at 206 S Lake Street.

Au Gres Yacht Club

Private members club and marina on the Au Gres River, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron.

Au Sable Huron Condominium Marina

Private condominium marina on the lower Au Sable River at Oscoda, 104 slips for sailing yachts and motor boats with river access to Lake Huron.

Backbay Marina

Small private marina on the east bank of Eighteenmile Creek in Olcott, between the Town of Newfane Marina and Olcott Yacht Club.

Baileys Harbor Town Marina

Town-run marina at Baileys Harbor on the Lake Michigan side of the Door County peninsula, Wisconsin.

Balfour's Marina

Marina near Russell Island in the North Channel of the St. Clair River, in Clay Township, Michigan.

Barrett Boat Works

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

Bass Haven Marina

Family-run marina on East Harbor opposite East Harbor State Park, Lake Erie, in business since 1962. Around 468 floating berths for craft from PWC up to 45 ft.

Bay Harbor Lake Marina

Marina set in Bay Harbor Lake, a sheltered inner basin connected to Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, west of Petoskey, Michigan.

Bay Harbor Yacht Club

Private yacht club marina on Little Traverse Bay, west of Petoskey on the Lake Michigan shore of northern Michigan.

Bayshore Marina

Private marina at Bay Port on the north shore of Wild Fowl Bay, in the inner Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, Michigan.

Bayshore Yacht Club

Members-only sailing club on the western edge of Big Bay, Lake Macatawa, sharing the site of Yacht Basin Marina at Holland, Michigan.

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.