Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes · Small town
Elk Rapids
For paddlers and boaters: a village between East Grand Traverse Bay and Elk Lake, at the end of the Chain of Lakes Water Trail, with a harbor and downtown.
Harbor · Elk Rapids · Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes
Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor
The Village of Elk Rapids' harbor on East Grand Traverse Bay, steps from downtown, with about 50 transient slips, fuel and pump-out.
Photo: MrDuffys, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Elk Rapids’ Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor sits on East Grand Traverse Bay, a few steps from the village’s downtown. The Village of Elk Rapids runs it, and about 50 slips are kept for visiting boats.
The village describes it as a state-sponsored harbor of refuge. With fuel and pump-out on site and a short walk to town, it makes a practical stop on the east arm of the bay. Reservations are handled by the village rather than the state, and they open in mid-May.
Slips, fuel and services
Reservations
The harbor takes its own transient reservations online, opening each year on May 15. It is not part of the state's central reservation system.
Transient slips
About 50 slips of various lengths are set aside for transient boaters from May through October. Peak-season stays are limited to 14 days unless slips are open.
Services
The village says downtown is a few steps from the harbor, and short-term shopping dockage is offered.
Anything not listed here is unverified. Contact the harbor before arriving. Not for navigation: use current NOAA charts and the NWS marine forecast.
Location
Map of Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor
1 place on an OpenStreetMap map
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Ashore in Elk Rapids
Hotels and inns
Budget
The Dexter HotelListed by the Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
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On the water
Bay · Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes
Grand Traverse Bay
Traverse City's big water: a Lake Michigan bay with city beaches, five public harbors with slips, fuel at two, sailing, paddling and trout and salmon fishing.
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- Swim beach
- Public launch
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