Bete Grise Bay and Beach

A short distance from Lac la Belle just beyond where a lumber and fishing village once stood, there's a sandy public beach with a few picnic tables and an outhouse. Visitors park informally along the road. The road along the beach goes all the way to Mendota Canal, across which is the Mendota Lighthouse (privately owned). From the beach is a 10-mile shoreline vista up the Keweenaw.

Take Bete Grise Road two miles east from main junction at Lac La Belle.
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LAC LA BELLE
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Bete Grise Bay and Beach. A sandy beach on Lake Superior with a 10-mile view up the Keweenaw shoreline ... more

Mouth & Falls of Montreal River. A delightful 2-mile walk along the Superior shoreline to the 2 waterfalls at & near the Montreal River. ... more

Mount Bohemia Ski Area. Abundant snow and steep slopes has made this a magnet to extreme skiers from far & wide ... more

Bare Bluff. One of Michigan's premier vistas awaits the hiker prepared to make the ascent ... more

Mendota Light and Canal. A view from a sandy grove of pines of an historic canal and across it of the old Mendota Lighthouse ... more

Mount Houghton. Looming above all else along Lake Superior, Mt. Houghton has a majestic presence where viewed from the Bete Grise Bay beach ... more

Scenic South Shore drive. This quiet, gently scenic shoreline road along flat terrain makes it nice for casual bicyclists ... more

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