Betsie River
The Betsie River is a 54.0-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is located in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of the state, flowing into Lake Michigan at Frankfort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Aug-sig-o-sebe”, “Aux Bec Scies”, “Aux Buscies”, “Betsey’s River”, “Black Robe”, “Gay-she-say-ing”, “Riviere aux Betsies”, “Riviere du Pere Marquette”, “Sawbill Ducks”, and “Shelldrake Ducks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frankfort Light and Elberta Bluffs.
Frankfort Light
Lighthouse
The Frankfort Light is a lighthouse located on the north breakwater in the harbor in Frankfort, Michigan. The current light was constructed in 1912 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankfort and Elberta.
Frankfort
Frankfort lies on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Benzie County in the Grand Traverse Bay Area of Michigan.Elberta
Village
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elberta is a village in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. The population was 329 at the 2020 census. Located in Gilmore Township, Elberta overlooks Lake Michigan and lies across Betsie Lake from Frankfort. Elberta is part of Northern Michigan.
Pilgrim
Hamlet
Pilgrim is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a permanent population of 44. Pilgrim is located within Crystal Lake Township. Pilgrim is situated 2½ miles north of Betsie River.
Betsie River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Benzie, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Betsie River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Betsie River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Betsie”
- Cebuano: “Betsie River”
- Chinese: “貝西河”
- Hungarian: “Betsie folyó”
- Irish: “Abhainn Betsie”
- Japanese: “ベッツィ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Betsie River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Betsie River”
- Swedish: “Betsie River”
- Venetian: “Betsie”
- Welsh: “Afon Betsie”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crystallia and Chimney Corners Resort.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frankfort Harbor and Marquette’s Death Historical Marker.
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