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Big Bay, Michigan

Big Bay is located on County Road 550 in Marquette County.  Founded by lumbermen about 1875 and named from its location on Big Bay, by Lake Superior. The village was given a post office on February 10, 1902, with Andrew McAfee as its first postmaster. Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

Attractions

Alder Falls, on Alder Creek, 2.5 miles Southeast of Big Bay.

Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast, 3 Lighthouse Road, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9957.  One of the few surviving resident lighthouses in the country, our guests enjoy half-mile of Lake Superior shore, viewing tower, sauna, library and fireplaces. Enjoy biking, waterfalls, skiing and snowmobiling nearby. Summer lighthouse tours available.

Big Pup Creek Falls, 4 miles South of Big Bay.

Bushy Creek Falls

Cliff Falls, 12 miles West of Big Bay.

Pinnacle Falls Dam

Twin Falls

Dining Out

Thunder Bay Inn, 400 Bensinger Drive, PO Box 286, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9376

Lodging

Big Bay Depot Motel, County Road 550, P. O. Box 61, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9350

Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast, 3 Lighthouse Road, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9957

Buchl's Retreat on Lake Independence, Independence Lake, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 249-1156

Dickerson's House, Lake Independence, Big Bay, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 345-9914

Mark's Place Lakeside Cabin, HRC #1 Box 328, Big Bay, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 345-9914

Northern Michigan Cabin & Cottage Rentals, 3980 Curtisville Road, South Branch, Michigan 48761, Phone: (989) 785-0600

Shaw's Cabin, Lake Independance, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 249-1389

Thunder Bay Inn, 400 Bensinger Drive, PO Box 286, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9376

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Outdoors

Hiawatha Water Trail, PO Box 7131, Marquette, MI 49855.

Perkins Park Campground, County Road 550, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9353

Huron Mountain Outfitters Tour, 404 Schenk, PO Box 38, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9265

Noquemanon Trail Network, PO Box 746, Marquette, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 228-6182

Perkins Park Campground, County Road 550, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9353

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