We almost missed out on this beautiful beach because we road to the end of the heritage bike trail and was planning to turn around to head back. Decided to follow the road to the bathroom before doing the 10 miles back. So glad we did. This was a breathtaking surprise. The water is a gorgeous tropical color. The beach was nice and while busy it wasn’t crowded. You can find some good sized Petoskey stones here if you know what to look for. I was unlucky in the hunt for them but a lovely lady passed one to the kiddo. It was so nice of her even if the kid managed to lose it in the thirty seconds it took to get to the bike. I will say I wish I was better prepared and had packed a picnic lunch because this would have been a marvelous spot for it. I wish my pictures did the place justice but alas I’m still in the...
Read moreOur family grew up on Good Harbor Bay before the Park took it over. We are grateful to visit it in its pristine state. We parked at the public access to make it easier to get my 93 yr old mother to the beach with her walker. Some of us walked to our old cottage site, barefoot!
Memories abound taking in the familiar sites. It was nice that both sisters and my brother could all be on the beach again to enjoy the water and beach with our mom one more time. We are all in our 60's now. It's nice to see so many, be able to enjoy it too. It could have been very different if Hilton or Marriott got...
Read moreAmazing find - finding this beach was the highlight of our family vacation. Beautiful blue water (Caribbean blue in spots) and a nice mix of sand and rocks. The secret for us was to walk about 7-8 minutes to the right where there was a large natural sandbar and less intense shoreline waves, allowing us to enjoy the water all day, floating and swimming. Plus there was absolutely nobody around us, and this was a Saturday in...
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