City of East Tawas

08/13/2026

Still time to fill out the Parks and Recreation Survey. The deadline is August 31, 2026.

08/03/2026

The Dewey Durant Disc Golf course will be closed from 4:00pm until park close on August 7-9 2026, for the WE Players' production of MidSummer Night's Dream.

The park is our stage 💙 Tickets on sale weplayers.ludus.com

08/01/2026

IMPORTANT REMINDER
Tuesday, August 4,2026 Primary Election
Polls open 7am-8pm

Saturday, August 1,2026
East Tawas City Hall
open 8am-4pm

EARLY VOTING
Location: Tawas Twp Hall
27 S McArdle Rd, Tawas City MI
Saturday, August 1,2026 8am- 5pm
Sunday, August 2,2026 8am-5pm

07/30/2026

‼️UPDATE: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Advisories have been lifted for the following beaches:
• Brownlee Lake, Alcona County
• East Tawas Park, Iosco County

Earlier water samples indicated temporarily elevated E. coli levels. Recent testing confirms that E. coli concentrations are now within safe limits for recreational activities and full body contact.

‼️Public Health Advisory: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Levels of E. coli have been found at local beaches in Alcona and Iosco Counties.

Levels of E. coli bacteria were found to exceed State standards for daily maximums for the water sampling conducted on July 28th in the bathing beach waters at:

• Brownlee Lake, Alcona County
• East Tawas Park, Iosco County

It is advised that all persons avoid any activity involving full body contact with these waters until sample results have indicated that E. coli levels have returned to acceptable standards. Other beach related activities, as well as other beaches along the Lake Huron shoreline in Alcona and Iosco County are not affected by this advisory. For more information, please visit https://www.dhd2.org/bathing-beaches.

If you would like to track the beaches that are tested, please visit BeachGaurd (URL: https://mienviro.michigan.gov/nsite/beach/map/results).

07/23/2026

‼️UPDATE: Thursday, July 23, 2026

Advisories have been lifted for the following beaches:

• Gateway Park, Iosco County
• Shoreline Park, Iosco County
• East Tawas Park, Iosco County
• Harrisville State Park, Alcona County

Earlier water samples indicated temporarily elevated E. coli levels. Recent testing confirms that E. coli concentrations are now within safe limits for recreational activities and full body contact.

‼️Public Health Advisory: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Levels of E. coli have been found at local beaches in Alcona and Iosco Counties.

Levels of E. coli bacteria were found to exceed State standards for daily maximums for the water sampling conducted on July 22nd in the bathing beach waters at:

• Gateway Park, Iosco County
• Shoreline Park, Iosco County
• East Tawas Park, Iosco County
• Harrisville State Park, Alcona County

It is advised that all persons avoid any activity involving full body contact with these waters until sample results have indicated that E. coli levels have returned to acceptable standards. Other beach related activities, as well as other beaches along the Lake Huron shoreline in Alcona and Iosco County are not affected by this advisory. For more information, please visit https://www.dhd2.org/bathing-beaches.

If you would like to track the beaches that are tested, please visit BeachGaurd (URL: https://mienviro.michigan.gov/nsite/beach/map/results).

07/20/2026

The East Tawas City Park is developing a Parks & Recreation Master Plan to guide improvements and investments in our parks and recreation facilities. Your input is essential in helping us understand what our community values most, identify areas for improvement, and prioritize future projects. Whether you visit our parks every day or only occasionally, we want to hear from you.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/MLXun8SMhD

Printed versions are available at the City Park office, 407 W Bay, East Tawas, or City Hall and the Library, 760 Newman Street, East Tawas.

07/15/2026

Please watch for updates

07/02/2026

New Testing has confirmed the E. Coli levels are now safe. The advisory has been lifted and is safe to resume swimming.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

*UPDATE: Thursday, July 2, 2026
Advisories at Harrisville State Park Beach (Alcona County) and Gateway Park, Tawas City Park, East Tawas City Park, and AuSable Township Shoreline Park (Iosco County) have been lifted. Earlier water samples briefly showed elevated E. coli, but recent testing confirms levels are now safe for swimming and recreation.

To track the beaches that are tested, please visit BeachGaurd (URL: https://mienviro.michigan.gov/nsite/beach/map/results).

Public Health Advisory: Wednesday, July 1st, 2026

Levels of E. coli have been found at local beaches in Alcona and Iosco County. Levels of E. coli bacteria were found to exceed State standards for daily maximums for the water sampling conducted in the bathing beach waters at Harrisville State Park Beach in Alcona County and Gateway Park, Tawas City Park, East Tawas City Park, and AuSable Township Shoreline Park in Iosco County on June 30, 2026.

It is advised that all persons avoid any activity involving full body contact with these waters until sample results have indicated that E. coli levels have returned to acceptable standards. Other beach related activities, as well as other beaches along the Lake Huron shoreline in Alcona and Iosco County are not affected by this advisory. For more information, please visit https://www.dhd2.org/bathing-beaches. See less