Bay Port, Michigan - 48720

Carl H Heisterman founded Bay Port in 1851. It was first called Geneva, after Geneva, Switzerland, then Wild Fowl Port, from it's location on Wild Fowl Bay, and finally Bay Port.

Bay Port is one of the best fish producing areas in the world, with a tremendous variety of fish. It has been the center of commercial fishing on the Great Lakes for over a century. Tons of perch, walley, herring, whitefish and carp are shipped to New York and Chicago in refrigerated box cars.

Hunting of waterfowl includes a wide variety of duck and Canadian geese. There is game hunting too, including pheasants, rabbits, grouse and whitetail deer.

Photos courtesy of: Ken Huisjen