Eastport, Michigan

Eastport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The area was settled by lumberman Murdock Andress in 1863, and a hotel was built in 1869.

The community became a popular shipping area along the east coast Grand Traverse Bay and the northern shores of Torch Lake.

[4] The community of Eastport was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.

The community also has a shoreline on Grand Traverse Bay, a large arm of Lake Michigan.

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