Marina Watch: Rogers City Marina

ROGERS CITY MARINA 270 N. Lake Street

Rogers City, MI 49779 989-734-3808 ROGERSCITYMARINA.COM

AMENITIES Transient slips: Y Pump-out: Y Gas: Y Diesel: Y Lifts: Y Launch ramp: Y Engine repair: Y Hull repair: N Marine store: Y Restaurant: Nearby Showers: Y Laundry Facility: Y

Rogers City Marina A small town marina that has it all.

With ample to do around town and amenities to impress, Rogers City Marina in Rogers City, Michigan has something for everyone. You already have the only thing you’ll need for a visit — your own two legs. Walk two blocks from the marina on Lake Street to a picturesque and quaint downtown, which sits on the edge of Lake Huron. Or rent a bike at the marina and hit the 11-mile bike trail from the parking lot that leads to the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, which has been welcoming guests to the town since 1897.

Enjoy local flavors at local bakeries, ice cream parlors and restaurants, or get the blood pumping by taking advantage of Atlantic Salmon fishing.

Explore years of Great Lakes history at not one but two maritime museums in town — the Presque Isle County Historical Museum and the Great Lakes Lore Museum. Spot Lake Huron shipwrecks in the clear waters. Or watch freighters head into port from the comfort of your slip or the marina.

“Freighters park at the mouth about one mile from the marina,” says Wayne Saile, Rogers City Marina’s harbormaster. “It’s nothing to see three to five huge freighters.”

Rest assured that your time at Rogers City Marina will be stress free. For starters, Saile says that since he took over in 2016, there has always been space at the 148-slip marina. Need to lift your own (albeit slightly smaller) freighter? The marina has lifts that can handle up to 40,000 pounds. Need fuel? They have that, too.

“It’s a nice little quiet marina,” Saile says. “A lot of boaters are heading to these hustle-and-bustle types of places, but a lot of boaters like to come back or decompress at Rogers City Marina. It’s one of those places where you can do what you want: There’s lots of space and it’s pleasing to the eye.” H