Why Winthrop Harbor

We are a strong pro-business administration, ready and willing to help businesses locate or expand within our community. Village staff works with developers guiding them through a highly professional and efficient development approvals process. The Village is willing to offer creative incentive packages to aid commercial businesses.

Suntex Marina owns, manages and invests in an extensive network of the best saltwater and freshwater marinas in the United States. Suntex Marinas brings more than a century of combined experience to its industry leadership, enabling us to exceed our guests’ expectations.

Winthrop Harbor is the home to North Point Marina, the Largest Freshwater Marina in the United States. 140 acres of pristine waterfront amenities, including 1,500 boat slips, public beaches, a fishing pier, a yacht club, and 40 fishing charters. North Point Marina attracts nearly 1 million annual visitors. 

Illinois Beach State Park  is a 4,160-acre park with the only remaining beach ridge and swale habitat in Illinois. This unique habitat was formed over thousands of years as the lake level dropped from its ancient levels, exposing sandy beach ridges and low areas (swales) that roughly parallel the shoreline. The park is home to over 650 native plant species and 300 animal species, including over 60 state-protected species and several federally protected species.

This park has the distinction of more tourist visits per year than any other park in the State.

Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) is the Navy’s largest training installation and the home of the Navy’s only Boot Camp. Located on over 1,600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation. NSGL operations, along with area military retirees and educational aid payments, increased Illinois' gross domestic product by $4.6 billion.