Summary
Fisherman Bay is a GNIS-named bay in the Beaver Island archipelago. A 1968 Charlevoix Courier charter-fishing article names Fisherman’s Bay alongside Garden Island Bay as an anchorage for bass-fishing excursions among the Beaver Islands. The report establishes mid-century recreational and fishing use of the name, but its wording does not resolve whether the bay was being discussed as a Garden Island feature or another island in the group; the GNIS coordinates and feature record remain the geographic authority here.
Open questions
- Can local charts or the article’s full charter-boat context identify the island and shoreline of the bay?
- What earlier fishing, settlement, or navigation sources use the name?
Sources
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28.GNIS feature 626076; feature class 'Bay'.federal · gnis · gnis_names
- Charlevoix Courier, 1968, “Charter Fishing.”A charter-fishing article says the Heddon I would anchor in Garden Island Bay or Fisherman's Bay and run anglers into nearby bass waters in June.