Now that spring is finally here, I'm day-dreaming about when it will be warm enough to hit up the beach! There are so many awesome ones in the Great Lakes State - but which is the very best?

With shoreline on four of the five Great Lakes and more than 11,000 inland lakes, it's no small task that USA Today and 10best is taking on —  A new poll is aiming to find the top beach in the Mitten State.

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A panel of experts narrowed it down to twenty beaches. It's now up to a public vote to determine the top ten.

👇BELOW: CHECK OUT THE MICHIGAN BEACHES VOTED THE TEN BEST IN THE STATE LAST YEAR - AND THE TEN THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT👇

Michiganders know that from spectacular sunsets, to awe-inspiring dunes, to water sports of all kinds, to great fishing, there's a beach for every taste.

READ MORE: One Michigan Beach Makes List of 25 Best in the U.S. 

Growing up in South Haven, I'm glad to see South Beach is in the running! Some of my other favorites competing are Oval Beach in Saugatuck, and P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon, and Stearns Park Beach in Ludington.

Check out the full list of competing beaches and cast your votes here. You can vote for your favorite beach once per day through May 19 at noon.

Explore Michigan's Top Ten Beaches

Twenty beaches were in the running for "Best Michigan Beach" in a 2024 USA Today and 10best readers' poll. These glorious Michigan locations were chosen by a panel of experts and then it was put up to a public vote. Check out the Top Ten Beaches in Michigan and then the ones that did not make the cut after that.

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LOOK: Lake Michigan Beach Named One of the Best 'Secret' Beaches in U.S.

Northern Michigan's South Manitou Island has been named among the best 20 "secret" beaches in the U.S. by Southern Living Magazine.

Within Sleeping Bear Dune's National Lakeshore, South and North Manitou Island are part of an island chain in Lake Michigan that extends north to the Straits of Mackinac. 

According to the National Park Service, "The island consists of a ridge of tilted layers of limestone, buried under a blanket of glacial debris. It features unique sand dune formations, 10 miles of beaches, and a grove of old growth white cedars that date back over 500 years."

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