Northeastern Michigan

Northeastern Michigan is the part of Michigan that stretches along the shore of Lake Huron from the Straits of Mackinac to Saginaw Bay, and the extensive forested areas inland.

Cities

• 1 Alpena — a lakeside tourist destination in the summer, and home of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
• 2 Tawas City — a destination for birders and kiteboarders

Other destinations

• 1 Tawas Point State Park — a good spot for bird-watchers
• 2 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve — a 4,300-sq-mi (11,000 km²) area that protects an estimated 116 historically significant shipwrecks