Harbor Beach (Michigan)

Harbor Beach is a city in Huron County, part of the Thumb region in Central Michigan. The population is 1,664 as of the 2014 US Census estimates.

Understand

Harbor Beach is a small town sitting on Lake Huron in Huron County. Major highways in the town include M-25 and M-142, which intersect practically less than a mile from the shores of the Great Lake. M-25 allows one to reach northern Huron County and further south to Port Huron. M-142 provides easy access to the larger city of Bad Axe, though its current population sits at just over 3,000 residents.

Get in

Michigan State Roads 25 and 142 are the easiest routes to take into town.

Get around

The main roads of Harbor Beach are Michigan State Roads 25 (Huron Ave.) and 142 (State St./Sand Beach Rd.).

See

Grice House Museum

• 1 Grice House Museum, 865 North Huron Avenue. History of local life. Building from the 1860s (updated Jul 2015)
• 2 Harbor Beach Light. Small lighthouse build in 1885. (updated Jul 2015)

Do

• Enjoy the beach in the summer. Swim in Lake Huron or go boating.

Buy

• IGA ("Party Store"), 8974 Sand Beach Road (West of M-142, at the intersection of Sand Beach and Schock Roads), ☏ +1 989 479-6800. Grocery store at the local Citgo, much larger than that of a gas station convenience store. (updated Jul 2015)

Eat

• Hunter's Bar, 132 N Huron Avenue (North of Michigan SR 142, on MSR 25), ☏ +1 989 479-3820. Local bar in the waterfront downtown of Harbor Beach. (updated Jul 2015)
• Anchorage, 139 S Huron Avenue (South of Michigan SR 142, on MSR 25), ☏ +1 989 479-9494. Seafood restaurant (updated Jul 2015)
• Varney's Coney Island Cafe, 190 Ritchie Drive (North on MSR 25), ☏ +1 989 479-6197. Local favorite, serving breakfast all day in addition to their lunch and dinner menus. (updated Jul 2015)

Sleep

• Harbor Beach Inn, 722 State St, ☏ +1 989 479-9424. (updated Jul 2015)
• The State Street Inn, 646 State St, ☏ +1 989 479-3388. (updated Jul 2015)

Go next

Port Hope