Northeastern Michigan is the part of Michigan that stretches along the shore of Lake Huron from the Straits of Mackinac to Saginaw Bay, and the extensive forested areas inland.

Cities

• 1 Alpena — a lakeside tourist destination in the summer, and home of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
• 2 Tawas City — a destination for birders and kiteboarders

Other destinations

• 1 Tawas Point State Park — a good spot for bird-watchers
• 2 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve — a 4,300-sq-mi (11,000 km²) area that protects an estimated 116 historically significant shipwrecks