Bay Port Fishing District
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N 43° 51.117 W 083° 22.465
17T E 309158 N 4858169
Located in the boat launch off of Promenade [Street] north of Main Street (M-25). Plentiful parking at the boat launch.
Waymark Code: WMVJR
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2006
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The Gillingham Fish Company was established in 1886; the Bay Port Fish Company, in 1895. At their peak in the 1920s and 1930s, they shipped tons of perch, walleye, herring, whitefish and carp to New York and Chicago in refrigerated railroad cars. Once known as one of the largest fresh water commercial fishing ports in the world, Bay Port retains a commercial fishery that operates much as it did in the past. Bay Port also offers sport fishing, water skiing, ice fishing and hunting.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: State Site #458
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
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