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Great Lakes coastal places

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Coastal town Michigan · Lake Huron Mackinac Island A car-free island where Lake Huron meets the Straits of Mackinac. Explore place
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mackinac Island July 2010 02 (downtown from harbor).JPG by Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Coastal town Michigan · Lake Huron Alpena Thunder Bay's waterfront city and a gateway to Great Lakes shipwreck history. Explore place
Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0

Alpena City Hall (53882685763) (cropped).jpg by Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

National Park Ontario · Lake Huron Bruce Peninsula National Park Niagara Escarpment cliffs and Georgian Bay's blue water near Tobermory. Explore place
Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca

Indian Head Cove cliffs1.jpg by The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Shipwreck story Michigan · Lake Huron Cornelia B. Windiate A grain schooner whose loss illustrates the hazards of late-season lake travel. Explore place
Photo: NOAA / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · Public domain

Ship's wheel of Cornelia B. Windiate by NOAA / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Lighthouse Michigan · Lake Huron Fort Gratiot Light Station A Port Huron beacon near the outlet of Lake Huron. Explore place
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Park 2025e.jpg by Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Coastal town Ontario · Lake Huron Goderich An Ontario harbor town with a distinctive town square and sunset-facing coast. Explore place
Photo: Whpq · CC BY-SA 3.0

GoderichBeachView.jpg by Whpq · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Shipwreck story Michigan · Lake Huron Ironton A schooner barge lost in a Lake Huron collision and later documented by sanctuary researchers. Explore place
Photo: NOAA · Public domain

Ironton wreck.jpg by NOAA · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Shipwreck story Michigan · Lake Huron Monohansett A steamer whose remains form part of Thunder Bay's protected maritime collection. Explore place
Photo: NOAA / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · Public domain

Stern and propeller of Monohansett by NOAA / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Shipwreck story Michigan · Lake Huron Nordmeer A twentieth-century freighter in a sanctuary collection spanning generations of ship design. Explore place
Photo: National Marine Sanctuaries · Public domain

TBNMS - Nordmeer (27699704940).jpg by National Marine Sanctuaries · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Shipwreck story Michigan · Lake Huron Ohio The grain-carrying freighter involved in the same collision that sank Ironton. Explore place
Photo: Michigan Technological University / NOAA · Public domain

SS Ohio sonar image by Michigan Technological University / NOAA · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Shipwreck story Michigan · Lake Huron Pewabic A Thunder Bay steamer lost in a collision during the Great Lakes shipping era. Explore place
Photo: J.E. Keast · Public domain

Pewabic.jpg by J.E. Keast · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Provincial Park Ontario · Lake Huron Pinery Provincial Park Lake Huron beach country with oak savanna and a river-channel landscape. Explore place
Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dunes Beach Pinery Provincial Park.jpg by Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Coastal town Michigan · Lake Huron Port Austin A small harbor at the tip of Michigan's Thumb. Explore place
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain

Port Austin Michigan aerial view.jpg by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.

Coastal town Ontario · Lake Huron Tobermory Bruce Peninsula harbor life between Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Explore place
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0

20150704 - 010 - Tobermory, Ont. - The "Tobermory Frontier" at Big Tub Harbor (panorama).jpg by Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.