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Bonner’s Bluff State Beach

Also Bonner’s Landing beach

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Bonner’s Bluff State Beach highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypePlace
Coordinates45.7042° N, 85.5795° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Bonner’s Bluff State Beach highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Place
Along road
Sloptown Road
Coordinates
45.7042° N, 85.5795° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
recreationconservationtransportation
Within
Beaver Island
Media
Beaver Island History Map, 1978 revision

Summary

Bonner’s Bluff State Beach, also identified in the recreation inventory as Bonner’s Landing, is a public Lake Michigan beach at the end of a private road off Sloptown Road. The inventory describes approximately 1,500 feet of beach and access over private land.

Evidence and limits

The source establishes the public-recreation designation and broad access setting, not a surveyed shoreline, private-road name, easement instrument, or current access condition.

Open questions

  • Which private road and parcel provide the access?
  • What record establishes the public beach designation and current access terms?
  • Can a current map resolve the beach polygon and access route?

Maps for this place

These Atlas plates provide regional context. They do not establish a precise boundary, current ownership, access right, operating status, or field condition.

  • EnvironmentSoils, wetlands, hydrography, and terrain
  • GeologyGeneralized geology and landforms
  • HydrologyMapped water and wetland context
  • AccessMapped routes, facilities, and protected areas
  • Land surveyPLSS geometry and historic GLO patent-location context

Sources

  1. The beach inventory names Bonner’s Landing as an alternate name, so the GNIS point is used as a representative access/location point; it is not a surveyed 1,500-foot beach boundary or access-road endpoint.
    federal · gnis · gnis_names
  2. The inventory lists Bonner’s Bluff State Beach (Bonner’s Landing) at the end of a private road off Sloptown Road, with 1,500 feet of public Lake Michigan beach and access over private land. It does not establish the private-road name, a surveyed beach boundary, an easement instrument, or current access condition.
    planning · beaver_island_master_plan · 2017-beaver-island-resilient-master-plan-8cbeebcd
  3. PIN 012-106-001-00 is an exempt Michigan Department of Natural Resources parcel on Sloptown Road whose representative point lies near the GNIS Bonner Landing point. It supplies current public-land context for the beach access area, but does not establish the 1,500-foot shoreline boundary, private-road easement, or current access terms.
    county · charlevoix · parcels_arcgis · 2026-08-01 · island_parcel_attributes

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bonner’s Bluff State Beach”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/bonners-bluff-state-beach/, accessed [date], citing U.S. Geological Survey, GNIS feature 1617454, Bonner Landing, retrieved 2026-07-28. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-06. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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