Harbor Features

• Located on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 193 miles northeast of Chicago, IL and 15 miles north of Manistee, MI
• Authorization: River & Harbor Act of March 2, 1905
• Shallow draft recreational harbor
• Project depth is 9 feet
• Approximately 1,100 feet of maintained federal channel between Lake Michigan and Bar Lake
• More than 2,400 feet of maintained piers
• Dredged material is placed along the beach as beach nourishment
• Major stakeholders include Arcadia Township, County of Mainstee and several marinas and charter fishing interests

Project Requirements

• Requires annual maintenance dredging of approximately 5,000 cubic yards. Arcadia Harbor was last dredged in 2010 using MI regional dredging provision funding
• The harbor currently requires maintenance dredging

Consequences of Not Maintaining the Project

• Local economy would be devastated
• Loss of jobs locally
• Loss of destination for many transient boaters that fill the marinas
• Loss of recreational and charter fishing in the area
• Property values would plummet

Transportation Importance

• This project serves as an important Harbor of Refuge and supports charter fishing and recreational navigation interests
• The local community has established a significant infrastructure around the harbor facilities that generates income from harbor users and visitors to the area
• Supports over 60 recreational boat slips

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, 2013 and 2014
Arcadia Harbor, MI - Project Requirements and President's Budget ($1,000)

Congressional Interests

• Representative Bill Huizenga R-MI-2
• Senator Carl Levvin D-MI
• Senator Debbie Stabenow D-MI