Archive - Beaches

Beach It in Traverse City!

Beach It in Traverse City!

Four Traverse City beaches on Grand Traverse Bay and Long Lake, including West Bend beach, Bryant Park, Hasarot Park and Long Lake beach.

Watch a Day at the Beach on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula

Watch a Day at the Beach on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula

Some people call Lake Superior the Greatest Great Lake, after all, it is the size of Maine. Lake Superior is a haven on a summer day from watery fun to a gorgeous sunset.

Pick Your Perfect Beach in Petoskey & Harbor Springs

Pick Your Perfect Beach in Petoskey & Harbor Springs

Three great beach choices in Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Cross Village, including Petoskey State Park, Zorn Park and the Sturgeon Bay Dunes.

10 Beaches Charlevoix, Torch Lake and the Chain of Lakes

10 Beaches Charlevoix, Torch Lake and the Chain of Lakes

Ten Charlevoix/Chain of Lakes beaches of every shape and size, including Fisherman's Island State Park, Young State Park, Torch Lake and the Antrim Creek Natural Area.

Grab Some Time at a Leelanau Beach

Grab Some Time at a Leelanau Beach

Five Lake Michigan beaches just a step away from the downtowns of Northport, Leland, Suttons Bay and Empire.

Beachcomb for Lake Superior Agates

Beachcomb for Lake Superior Agates

The beaches at Grand Marais are excellent hunting grounds for the ancient Lake Superior agate, a semi-precious stone made up of concentric circles of microcrystaline quartz reddened by iron....

Beach Us Maximus

Beach Us Maximus

Five Fabulous Swaths of Lake Michigan Sand

What is sand made of?

What is sand made of?

A closer look at the stuff that makes our beaches beautiful.

TC Beach Day

TC Beach Day

Escape the hot streets of Traverse City at these great beaches, where the surf and seagulls croon a lazy daytime lullaby.

Mystery of the Wrinkled Fingers

Mystery of the Wrinkled Fingers

Why swimming makes your digits weird.

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