Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Mink Farm
A public beach on Lake Superior in Houghton County, Michigan, 0.66 miles of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Houghton County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.66 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 105 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, geometric mean: 300 per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MI639959
- Coordinates
- 47.1805° N, 88.2402° W to 47.1677° N, 88.2426° W
As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →
Down the shore
Nearest Superior beaches
- Schoolcraft Township Campground0.4 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Big Traverse Bay1.6 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Gay Park3.9 mi · MI
- Lake Linden Campground Beach7.7 mi · MI
- Hubbell Park8.8 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Le Chance Creek13 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI639959, the record Michigan files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.