Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in Emmet County, Michigan, United States.

The European-American settlement started with a mission by French Catholic Jesuits; they called this area L'Arbre Croche, meaning Crooked Tree.

After more settlers came from the eastern United States, they changed the name of the village to Harbor Springs, incorporating it in 1880.

The hexagonal-shaped house he built in downtown Harbor Springs is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[6] The Douglas House on the shore of Lake Michigan was designed by architect Richard Meier and completed in 1973.

This house is one of 150 structures listed in 2007 as America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.30 square miles (3.37 km2), all of it land.

43.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.