Local scoop
Anchor Bay's front yards
New Baltimore sits right on Anchor Bay, with a historic downtown and about 12,000 residents. Walks happen in the parks. The rest happens in your yard, and that's where we come in.
The whole city is in ZIP 48047. We text when we're headed over and send a gate-check photo when we leave, so you never have to wonder whether we came.
Where New Baltimore dogs roam
New Baltimore's code spells out where dogs can go. Leashed dogs are welcome at Maynard "Red" Aurand Memorial Park, which has open space for a walk and a sledding hill, and at Festival Park, where a 1-mile walking track circles the grounds. Leashes there can't be longer than 6 feet. The city also lists Ruedisale Point Park as pet friendly.
Walter and Mary Burke Park downtown is off-limits to pets, except during city-approved pet events. In any city park, keep dogs off beaches, playscapes and picnic areas and out from under pavilions. Off your property, city code says to pick up right away. Our part starts at your gate.
Maynard "Red" Aurand Memorial Park
Leashed dogs welcome
Huntley Drive and 24 Mile Road: open space for walking, a sledding hill and ball fields. Leash of 6 feet or less; not under pavilions or on playscapes.
Festival Park
Leashed dogs welcome
31 acres at 35630 St. Clair Drive, with a 1-mile walking and running track around the edge.
Ruedisale Point Park
Leashed dogs welcome
Listed by the city as pet friendly: leashed pets welcome, and clean up after them.
Walter and Mary Burke Park
No dogs allowed
The downtown beach and waterfront park on Anchor Bay. No pets, except at city-approved pet events and in designated spots by the city docks for dogs arriving by boat.
Narrow, deep waterfront lots
New Baltimore's yards change by neighborhood. Along Anchor Bay, waterfront lots were platted narrow and very deep. Downtown is a historic district with buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the north side holds most of the city's newer homes, plus some on acreage.
A narrow waterfront lot with one dog may be fine every other week. A family yard with two dogs usually wants weekly visits, and twice a week handles a busy pack. Yards up to an acre with up to four dogs price online. Bigger ones get a custom quote.
Two creeks and a bay
Anchor Bay is New Baltimore's front yard, and two creeks reach it through town. Crapau Creek runs from the city's northeast corner down to the bay near Main and Green streets, and Marsac Creek lies close to the shore.
When bacteria levels climb, the beach feels it: the city closed the Walter and Mary Burke Park beach for high E. coli in July 2024. County health officials ask residents to pick up pet waste routinely and bag it for the trash, and regular scooping keeps it out of the runoff.
The local rule: Keep your dog from going on property that isn't yours, public or private, or pick it up right away. Off your property, dogs must be leashed. (New Baltimore Code Sec. 8-6(c), Sec. 8-2(a))
