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Frankfort-Betsie Bay

Location: Lake Michigan - NE
Mile Marker: Betsie Lake
Lat / Lon: N 44° 37.803' / W 086° 13.758'
Depth: 7-10 ft.
Description:
Designated anchorage area is on the north side of the lake, just east of the launch ramps. There are numerous moorings with small boats in this anchorage. Depths are reportedly shallower than the chart indicates and holding is poor. You can also anchor to the west of the ramp in about 7-foot depths, although you may find mornings noisy when the small boat fishing fleet leaves. This is a good spot from which to provision.

Holding:

5.00

Poor, Mud

Wind Protection:

3.00

Somewhat exposed W and SE

Current Flow:

4.00

Wake Protection:

4.00

Somewhat exposed W and SE

Scenic Beauty:

3.00

Ease of Shopping:

4.00

Grocery less than 5 minute walk.

Shore Access:

4.00

Dinghy dock at boat ramp

Pet Friendly:

5.00

Cell Service:

5.00

WiFi:

5.00

Review for Frankfort-Betsie Bay

Reviewed by: Dan Hendon, Arcadia, on Aug 13, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 3.0'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

4

Shore Access:

4

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

5

We stayed overnight in the anchorage right off of the fuel dock at the Municipal Marina. 12' of water, anchor set immediately in a mud/sand bottom. No weeds. Several other boats in this designated anchorage. This is west of where the anchorage is marked in Waterways. You'll see the rectangular area on your charts. It's nice to be close to town. Several restaurants and lots of shops. Busy resort town. Lake Michigan beach (this means beautiful sand). The fisherman were pretty good about keeping to the no wake designation of the entire lake. This was calmer than our dock in Holland on Lake Macatawa. Dinghy dock is a bit of a walk from downtown but the exercise was good. Nice paved walkway in a grassy park along the waterfront. Wi-Fi is available all through town and works in the anchorage as well. It wasn't windy when we were here. The lake is small so unless it really blows hard from the west It would seem like a good spot.

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