Bay Port, MI

Bay Port is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 582 residents. Bay Port was settled in 1851 by Carl H. Bay Port was first named "Geneva" and later "Wild Fowl Port". Each year, during the first full weekend of August, Bay Port hosts its annual Fish Sandwich Festival. Bay Port's unofficial motto is "Where the fish caught the man", due to its easy lake access for sport fishermen. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Bay Port, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Bay Port, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Bay Port is a community on the shores of Saginaw Bay within Lake Huron. The majority of the CDP is located within Fairhaven Township with only a very small portion within McKinley Township.