A wonderful way for kids to enjoy their summer in Northern Michigan is on the water learning to sail. Youth sailing is a major activity Up North and in Harbor Springs today as it has been for generations.

Little Traverse Sailors (LTS) is a non profit organization that has been teaching children to sail for 55 years. The nine-week program begins each June and runs through August with morning and afternoon session. Young sailors partake in sailing weeks where they learn the skills necessary to enjoy the sport of sailing.

LTS operates on the shore of the harbor in Harbor Springs at the Little Traverse Yacht Club (LTYC) on Bay Street. The sailors learn to sail in Lidos, Pixels, and Bugs. The sailing school is a rite of summer in Harbor Springs. Summer visitors and residents love to watch the kids race along the water. Every Wednesday is picnic day and the sailing students zip over to the beach on Harbor Point for a picnic.

As the sailors gain skills, they can advance to the Junior Racing Team. With "big boat" sailing a huge part of LTYC's summer season, many of the Junior Racing Team members have the chance to sail on these boats for weekly races on Little Traverse Bay.

LTS also offers Big Boat sailing on Exit Strategy, a 35' J/105 sailboat, for youth, adults, and families. Sailing instruction on Exit Strategy ranges from beginning, to cruising, to women's only: you name it, LTS can create it for a group of 4-6.

Sailing as part of LTS has lead many local youth to compete at the college level and beyond. Sailing is a life skill sport, one that that can be enjoyed throughout life. And there is no better place to begin this sport as a child than Little Traverse Sailors.

For more Northern Michigan sailing information, visit:

Family Sailing

Northern Michigan Sailing

Sailboat Racing

Lake Charlevoix Mariners

Little Traverse Yacht Club's Regatta

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More Northern Michigan Summer Links

• Carriage Rides in Harbor Springs
• Fort Mackinac is Filled with History
• Petoskey's Festival on the Bay
• Indian River SummerFest
• Bear River Valley Recreation Area Whitewater Map
• Bay View Music Festival
• July 4th Up North
• Boyne City's July 4th Celebration
• Summer Concert Series in Charlevoix
• Charlevoix's Four Beaches
• Historic Festival & Taste of The North
• Stroll the Streets Music in Boyne City
• Street Musique--Music in Downtown Harbor Springs
• Concerts in the Park in Downtown Petoskey
• Memorial Day Parades & Services
• Charter Boat Sailing in Harbor Springs
• Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum
• The Young Americans Dinner Theatre
• Lake Charlevoix Mariners
• Little Traverse Yacht Club's Ugotta Regatta