| Huron Bay | |
|---|---|
| Seepeeweeshee (Chippewa) | |
  Huron Bay | |
| Location | Baraga County, Michigan[1] |
| Coordinates | 46°53′N88°14′W / 46.883°N 88.233°W /46.883; -88.233 |
| Type | Bay[1] |
| River sources | Huron, Ravine, Silver, Slate |
| Primary outflows | Lake Superior |
| Basin countries | USA |
| Max. length | 12.3 miles (19.8 km) |
| Max. width | < 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface elevation | 604 feet (184 m)[1] |
| Frozen | seasonal |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | Skanee |
| Website | Huron National Wildlife Refuge |
Huron Bay is a long, narrowbay 12.3 miles (19.8 km) long, located inBaraga County, Michigan, on the northern shore of theUpper Peninsula of theState of Michigan. The bay, oriented in a northeast-southwest direction, is bounded by theHuron Mountains on its east and theAbbaye Peninsula on its west.
This bay offers mariners entry into the interior of the Huron Mountains, the highest mountain range in Michigan. This bay is extremely narrow, being less than 1.0 mile (1.6 km) wide for most of its length, and it is one of the largest freshwater fjords inNorth America.[2]
Efforts during the 1890s to settle and develop the Huron Bay area all ended in failure. An optimistic corporation in Michigan hired engineers and a work crew to grade a roadbed for theIron Range and Huron Bay Railroad, which had been meant to carryiron ore fromChampion, Michigan, in theMarquette Iron Range, to Huron Bay. After a brief period of development in 1891-93, the railroad went bankrupt in 1893 before any trains ever ran on the line. A baysideslate quarry also failed.[3]
As of 2013[update], the bay's shorelines are almost uninhabited. A paved road leads to the shoreline hamlet ofSkanee, Michigan.[2]
The cold, deep waters of Huron Bay provide habitat forlake trout.
Huron Island Light located on Lighthouse Island in theHuron Islands Wilderness
