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Michigan Harbors Guide Department of Natural Resources Michigan Harbors Guide www.michigan.gov/harbors Michigan Harbors Guide This publication is designed to offer information, location and amenities of Michigan’s many harbors. It provides an aerial photograph and short description of each harbor to offer you a view of what to expect while traveling on Michigan’s waters. Visit www.michigan.gov/boating for an online version of this publication, where the most recent facility information is available as changes occur. Simply print the updated harbor page and place in this binder. This guide is not intended for navigational use. Please refer to your lake charts as a guide for navigational information. Select harbors can be reserved through a reservation system. Reservations may be made for all dates up to six months in advance of arrival. For reservations call: 800-44-PARKS or visit: www.midnrreservations.com For information or assistance on this publication, contact the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 30257, Lansing, MI 48909. This publication, and updates, are available as a pdf at www.michigan.gov/boating. For more online boating information, visit the Michigan Recreational Boating Information System (MRBIS). www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mrbis There are over 1,300 public boating access sites and over 80 harbors and marinas throughout the State of Michigan administered by State, county, and local units of government. This website gives you the ability to locate and map boating access sites, harbors, and marinas for your next boating adventure! Use the Fish Finder! 1 Table of Contents Missions and Commissions. .3 Sport Fish Restoration Program ................................4 Michigan State Waterways Program Funding ...................4 Welcome to the Great Lakes. 5 The Harbor Program ......................................... 6 Funding ......................................................6 Fees .........................................................7 Docking Space ...............................................7 Radio Communications . 7 Harbor Arrival Procedures and Courtesy ...................... 8 Fueling ...................................................... 9 Navigational Charts ......................................... 9 Harbor Location Information ................................. 9 Providing or Upgrading Pump-Outs or Dump Stations .......10 Clean Marina Program . .10 Commercial Fishing Nets ...................................11 Fish Disease ................................................11 Help Prevent Invasive Plants and Animals ...................12 Boating Smart from the Start ...............................13 Discovering Michigan Fishing . 14 Charts ......................................................14 Waterways Dollars at Work ..................................15 Michigan’s Recreation Passport .............................16 Alphabetical Listing of Harbors and Marinas .................17 Michigan Map Guide Lake Huron Map ............................................20 Lake Michigan Map .........................................21 Lake Superior Map ..........................................22 Harbor Guide Lake Erie Harbors ..................................23-28 Detroit River Harbors ...............................29-36 Lake St. Clair Harbors ...............................37-42 St. Clair River .......................................43-46 Lake Huron Harbors ...............................47-88 St. Mary’s River Harbors ...........................99-104 Lake Michigan Harbors ..........................105-174 Lake Superior Harbors ...........................175-212 2 Missions and Commissions Department of Natural Resources Mission Statement The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. Natural Resources Commission The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) is the governing body for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In providing a strategic framework for the DNR to effectively manage the state’s resources, the NRC works closely with a broad cross-section of constituencies, including the Michigan State Waterways Commission, to establish and continuously improve natural resources management policy. The NRC conducts monthly, public meetings in locations throughout Michigan. Citizens are encouraged to participate in these public forums. For dates and locations, please visit www.michigan.gov/nrc. Michigan State Waterways Commission Mission Statement The Michigan State Waterways Commission works to provide safe public access to the Great Lakes and inland waters of the State of Michigan. Working with partners, the commission oversees the use of dedicated funds provided by boaters for the acquisition, construction and operation of the infrastructure needed to support boating. The Michigan State Waterways Commission was created by Act 320 of 1947 and transferred to the Department of Conservation on January 1, 1966. The commission members are appointed to three-year terms by the governor, with the advise and consent of the senate. Upon expiration of a term, a member may continue to service until reappointed or GAN S HI TA a successor is appointed. For more detailed C T I E M information about the commission, visit W N www.michigan.gov/dnr, and then, to A T O E I the left, click on “Commissions, Boards R S W IS & Committees” and then “Waterways A M YS COM Commission.” 3 Sport Fish Restoration Program The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program provided funding for this publication.Sport Fish Restoration Program The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program provided funding for this publication A Cycle for Success Better fishing, boating, Anglers, hunters, boaters, hunting and wildlife-associated purchase fishing/ recreation. hunting equipment and motor boat fuels. State agencies implement programs and projects. Manufactures pay excise tax on that equipment and boaters pay fuel States receive taxes. grants. U.S . Fish & Wildlife Service allocates funds to state fish and wildlife agencies. wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/SFR/SFR.htm Since 1937, WSFR has provided over $12 billion for fish and wildlife, supplied jobs for many Americans, and benefitted local economies through boating, fishing, hunting and shooting activities. For more information visit www.wsfr75.com. Michigan State Waterways Program Funding Funding for this publication provided by the Michigan State Waterways Fund. Michigan State Waterways Programs Funding WatercraftWatercraft Registrations Registrations and and Gas GasTax Revenue Tax Revenue WatercraftWatercraft GasGas Tax Tax RegistrationsRegistrations (DNR(DNR receives receives 2 %2 %of ofGas Gas Tax) Tax) 80% 49%49% 51%51% 80% 6%6% 14%14% Recreational SnowmobileSnowmobile Recreational Trail MarineMarine Safety Safety WaterwaysWaterways ImprovementImprovement Trail FundFund ImprovementImprovement 4 Welcome to the Great Lakes Boating on the Great Lakes is an experience you won’t soon forget. These waters have charmed and captured the spirit of boaters for centuries. Islands are sprinkled throughout the great bodies of water, calling for our attention and exploration. It’s the Great Lakes that define Michigan…and give our state its name. “Michigama,” meaning ‘large lake,’ is a word derived from the Chippewa language. It was applied to the entire Great Lakes region by Native Americans and then by explorers who first traversed these great waters in the sixteenth century. Over time, the early residents added more names and sorted out the local geography, but the name Michigan remained as a reference to the entire region and one of our Great Lakes. Today, we know Michigan as “The Great Lakes State,” and boaters from around the globe are discovering the wonderful experiences that these great bodies of water afford. The Great Lakes are some of the largest freshwater lakes in the world! 5 The Harbor Program The state of Michigan began its Great Lakes Harbors Program in 1947 when the legislature created the Michigan State Waterways Commission. The Commission was granted authority and supporting funds to create a marine highway along the 3,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. From 1947 to 1964, the Waterways Commission developed 83 harbors of refuge, enabling tens of thousands of boaters to encircle Michigan using safe harbors and overnight hospitality. In 1966, when the new state constitution went into effect, the Waterways Commission became part of the Department of Conservation. It has since become part of the Department of Natural Resources. Today, the number of safe harbors has grown as the Waterways Commission continues its mission to provide safe public access to the Great Lakes and inland waters of this state. The program’s goal is to locate harbors so that no boater will ever be more than 15 shoreline miles from safety. In a few places, it has not yet been possible to meet this goal, but the maps on pages 20-22 show how extensive this network of harbors has become. Funding Boaters have paid for much of this harbor network through taxes on marine fuel purchases and boat registration fees. Under the Waterways Grant-In-Aid Program, local units of government are given grant funds for construction of facilities. In addition, the federal government supports the harbor program through funds allocated to the Dingell-Johnson Fund, administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, for the development of boating
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