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  Get away from the traffic and downstate hassle, take a trip up I-75, cross the big Mac to Da U.P. and turn right to visit our beautiful waterfront community.

"Quiet", "relaxed", "kinda nice" are some of the recent descriptions of our town by recent visitors.

Thanks for looking for DeTour Village and welcome to our website.  Our location is on the eastern end of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, about 1 hour north of the Mackinac Bridge.  We are a small community of friendly people, great local businesses, a fantastic school system, an onshore FREIGHTER (the Lewis G. Harriman) extreme cottage home, and the new 15' high chainsaw carved statue "The Passage Keeper".   Come on U.P. and relax.  

View our 2008 Business Directory  (1.3MB download - adobe reader required)

The (cardboard) Paul Tragurtha rounding the DeTour Light with the Paul Martin inching inside with a nose. (Picture Credit: Ann Belden) Read Official Rules for the 2007 DeTour Freighter Races Check out the 2006 (second annual) DeTour Freighter Race, photos, read official rules and get details on creating your own entry!!!  We had 9 boat entries this year, and 1000's in attendance. 

Thanks to everyone that volunteered and participated in the 2008 DeTour ELF Winterfest.  See the Prize Winner Results and Photos

DeTour is surrounded on three sides by water,  Lake Huron, the St. Mary's River and DeTour Passage.   As you might have guessed our primary business is tourism in both the summer and winter.  Our summer highlight is the 88 slip DNR Marina with full services, along with three local boat ramps with ample parking (including a launch ramp on Caribou Lake).   We have miles of beaches, some sandy, where you rarely see another sunbather.   There are several waterfront picnic areas and the "northern-most" Botanical Garden in Michigan all with views of passing Freighters.  In the winter we have over 50 miles of groomed local snowmobile trails, a large parking/staging area and easy access to thousands of miles of E.U.P. and Canadian trails, via Drummond Island.  So, checkout our website but more importantly come on U.P. for a visit, just hang a right 15 miles north of the Mackinac Bridge, on M-134 and follow the signs to DeTour Village.    

We are on the  M-134 Spur Route to DeTour Village.  Be sure to visit us, M-134 has some very nice nice water views and several public beaches. The Lake Huron Circle Tour is one of the four designated Great Lakes Circle Tours.
 

DeTour is a great stop on the Huron Trail in the Great Waters touring section, remember DeTour is the spot that "Huron, Michigan and Superior Meet".  Click the link for more tour info.

DeTour Aerial Photo by photography-plus

Notices

22nd Annual DeTour Area Chamber Salmonfest is Aug 9th-16th. $1500 Top Prize plus Daily Fish Prizes  Entry Form $25 fee

Aug 16 Boyscouts' Whitefish Dinner - at Pavillion All You Can Eat only $10 - Wow!

Marina Concert Series Continues Aug 16 - Danny Hartman

Kitchen Witches Play - EUPFAC Hall Aug 14-17 see www.eupfac.org for info

See the article about DeTour in Backyard Excursions

Congratulations DeTour High School!  DHS received a "Bronze Medal" rating from US News and World Report and is recognized as one of the best high schools in Michigan.

Come On U.P.

Get away from the downstate hassles, follow the signs to DeTour.