Bay View, Michigan

	Bay View
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Crouse Chapel and some of the main Association Grounds
Nearest city:	Petoskey, Michigan
Built:	1876
Architect:	Multiple
Architectural style:	Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Other
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	72000613
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	March 16, 1972
Designated NHLD:	December 23, 1987
Designated MSHS:	June 15, 1992

Bay View is an unincorporated resort community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Bear Creek Township, Emmet County on Little Traverse Bay and abuts the east side of the city of Petoskey along U.S. Highway 31. The ZIP code is 49770 and the FIPS place code is 06260. It was originally formed as part of the Chautauqua movement.

The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church was founded in 1875 by a group of Methodists to be a retreat. An educational program of lectures and music began in 1886 and the community developed around these activities.^[4]

Cottages in Bay View

Bay View is known for its Victorian style cottages and peaceful scenery. This small community consists of 30 community owned buildings, 440 cottages, 2 hotels and a post office. Also a beach (with a swim area), a children's pool at the beach, a sail house, a recreation house, and Boys and Girls Club program.

Two historic inns in Bay View are the Stafford's Bay View Inn and The Terrace Inn Bed and Breakfast. The Terrace Inn was built in 1911. The Stafford's Inn was built in 1886.

The camp was listed as a National Historic Landmark district in 1987 as one of the best-preserved examples of the Methodist Camp Meeting movement, as originally built in 1876, and then adapted to the Chautauqua movement in 1885 through 1915.^[3]