Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast Novgorod Republic. Novgorod merchants reached the White Sea in the 13th century; the Pomors, who inhabit the White Sea coast now, are the descendants of the original Novgorod population. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Until the 1700s, Arkhangelsk was the main trading harbor for the sea trade of Russia and Western Europe, and the Northern Dvina was the main trading route connecting central Russia with Arkhangelsk. The traditional occupation of the population of the Dvina Bay was fishery and trade. Peter the Great drastically changed the situation, by founding
Bay Port, Michigan The main road through Bay Port is M-25, which follows the shore of Lake Huron, leading northeast to Port Austin and southwest to Bay City. M-142 intersects M-25 south of the center of Bay Port and leads east to Bad Axe, the Huron County seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bay Port CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.96%, are water. Each year, during the first full weekend of August, Bay Port hosts its annual Fish Sandwich Festival. Bay Port's unofficial motto is "Where the fish caught the man", due