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Harbor Springs is a city in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,567 at the 2000 census.

Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The Little Traverse Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on the Harbor Point peninsula that forms the natural harbor there. M-119 connects with US 31 seven mile east and south at Bay View, with Petoskey just five miles away on the south side of the harbor.

Founded by the Jesuits, Harbor Springs was once called L'Arbre Croche, which means Crooked Tree. In 1847, L'Arbre Croche had the largest concentration of Indians in the states. French traders renamed the area Petit Traverse, or Little Traverse, when they arrived in the area. The village was eventually incorporated as Harbor Springs in 1880.

One of the cities more prominent members is the late Ephraim Shay, who was most famous for the invention of the Shay locomotive. The hexagonal shaped house he built in downtown Harbor Springs still stands today. The local elementary school is named after him (Shay Elementary)

The town is also just a few miles from neighboring Petoskey, Michigan, which is on the other side of the bay and offers a wider variety of activities including a multiplex movie theater, a thriving downtown area of its own, and several big-box stores.

PetoskeyArea
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Today, 15:21
PetoskeyArea
Bike ride this Saturday - Harbor Springs Cycling Classic on the Tunnel of Trees. Come and enjoy! http://t.co/PNmxCDPK

Today, 15:14
FlintSky_24
@xOxRetroLadyxOx Olivia baby shower is Saturday in harbor springs so I think she's gonna pick me up

Today, 05:55
B_Smith07
RT @SydneyGamble: Don't care about anything else I just want HARBOR SPRINGS...fuck school. #HS #summer2012 #needitnow #hereIcome

Today, 05:39
SydneyGamble
Don't care about anything else I just want HARBOR SPRINGS...fuck school. #HS #summer2012 #needitnow #hereIcome

Today, 05:37
LilBitTooInked
@iimDaRealest_90 220 harbor springs lane

Today, 04:32
tweetii2817
@chloeduffiney it June 30th through July 7th(; Harbor Springs up by the Mackinaw Bridge!

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Yesterday, 22:43
HSDistrictLib
Read Judy Harvey's vision of how the Harbor Springs private and proposed district libraries could work together at http://t.co/JbnPEF2m

Yesterday, 22:18
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Yesterday, 21:40
k8joyce
Harbor springs for a few days! Getting down to business . . #gurneys http://t.co/kmDuy3JI

Yesterday, 20:33
amelia_erickson
It wasa wht, 99 in Austin yesterday? It's supposed to get up to a whole 55 here in Harbor Springs, MI today. #what #beautiful

Yesterday, 17:06
wkstace12
T-6 hours until Harbor Springs

Yesterday, 17:03
CammmmHess
I wanna go to the sandy springs egg harbor😁

Yesterday, 16:36
PetoskeyArea
RT @NMiArtistMarket: Thanks to Harbor Springs Glass Carver Tom Hammill https://t.co/Jm2BGANi for bringing in a tall blue glass vase with carved leaf design

Yesterday, 14:42

The Surf Cottage
Located in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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Walstrom Marine
Located in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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Located in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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Located in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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Located in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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Located in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
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