2023 Map of Bay Shore

Along the northern shore, Bay Shore and the outskirts of Petoskey front the expansive Little Traverse Bay. The transition from the lakefront tourism of Zenith Heights to the inland agricultural and wooded sections is marked by a network of local roads and the North Western State Trl. This trail follows an older rail alignment, highlighting how historical transportation routes continue to shape the movement of people between the region's major inland lakes and the Great Lakes shoreline.