Guy on a stand-up paddleboard passing by the Riverwalk Pier on the Saginaw River in Bay City
Saginaw River in Bay City | @mi_playground
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How to Spend a Weekend on the Water in the Great Lakes Bay

Refreshing & cool, salt-free & scenic: the Great Lakes Bay is hands-down and all-in the place to be for affordable waterfront vacationing in Michigan!

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Guy on stand-up paddleboard on the Saginaw River in Bay City
Saginaw River in Bay City | @mi_playground
Bavarian Belle Riverboat docked by the Frankenmuth River Place Shops waterfalls at dusk
Bavarian Belle Riverboat | @brettmartinphotos
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Paddling the Great Lakes Bay: Where to Rent + Where to Launch

There’s real satisfaction in providing your own power, amid a rich soundscape of paddles' splashes and birdsong. You seem to float out of your own world and worries and into a wider, maybe even wiser, one. That’s Great Lakes Bay Region paddling.

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Unforgettable Guided Boat Tours in the Great Lakes Bay

Read on to meet the fleet of boats and find adventures you can enjoy on the waves of the Great Lakes Bay.

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BaySail
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Boating + Sailing
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Waves crashing on the beach at Bay City State Park
Bay City State Park | @tclaerhout
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Beaches
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Views from a bright yellow kayak on the Cass River in Frankenmuth, with the Marv Herzog Hotel reflected on the water
Kayaking the Cass River | @krista_b_fitness
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Paddling
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Fishing poles cast out on Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay | @gsp_rufflife
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Fishing
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Little girl running on the sandy beachfront at Bay City State Park in Bay City
Bay City State Park | @shineonsunfish
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Saginaw Bay
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