Our Services

• Community Profiles and Membership Directories

  Harbor House Publishers produces high quality, user-friendly Community Profiles, Relocation Guides and Economic Profiles for Chambers of Commerce, trade and professional organizations, Economic Development Corporations and local units of government.

  We work with communities of all sizes, including major metropolitan markets, suburban markets, geographic regions and rural areas.

  Each Profile is custom in a beautifully designed magazine format, including a full turn-key – from initial concept and market definition, to research, copywriting, sales and marketing, photography, design, manufacturing and fulfillment. We work in partnership with you to meet your specific needs. Profiles are produced in three editions: high quality print, interactive digital and mobile.

  Your Profile may be produced as a line item in your budget or Harbor House Publishers can sell advertising to cover the cost. If you do not need the full range of services, just the portion you need is available to you.

  Profiles may be used to:

  • Attract new business and industry
  • Help build a sense of community
  • Serve as a workforce development tool
  • Act as a catalyst for positive change within your community
  • Provide developers with essential information to make a decision
  • Provide information to new residents
  • Help members market their businesses and services
  • Promote your organization‘s mission and program of work
  • Boost membership
• Visitor and Tourism Guides

  Harbor House Publishers produces full-color, magazine-style Visitors Guides for Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, municipalities and tourism/hospitality organizations.

  Our Visitors Guides utilize a high quality, custom approach, positioning your area as a quality and highly desirable destination, with a focus on the area’s unique aspects. We work in partnership with you to meet your specific needs. Visitors Guides are available in a variety of formats and are produced in three editions: high quality print, interactive digital and mobile.

  Harbor House Publishers sells advertising to cover the cost of producing your Visitors Guide. Working in partnership with you, we write the copy, shoot the photography, design, manufacture and deliver to your office and MDOT Welcome Centers, as you direct.

• Magazines

  With over 45 years of experience in magazine publishing, Harbor House Publishers specializes in custom regional magazines and directories.

  We provide a full turn-key — from initial concept and market definition, to research, copywriting, sales and marketing, photography, design, manufacturing and fulfillment. We work in partnership with you to meet your specific needs. All publications are produced in three editions: high quality print, interactive digital and mobile.

  Our flagship publication, Great Lakes/Seaway Review, greatlakes-seawayreview.com, is a full-color quarterly magazine that has covered the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway maritime transportation industry since 1970.

  Great Lakes/Seaway Review provides in-depth coverage of the ports, fleets, commodities and markets that comprise the System, including both the U.S./Canadian domestic trades within the Great Lakes and import/export movements utilizing the Great Lakes/Seaway.

• Newsletters

  Harbor House Publishers can help you produce your monthly or quarterly newsletter, for information and advocacy to your specific audience.

  We work in partnership with you to produce a custom newsletter that portrays your message in the context you desire. Full turn-key services are available to you, including research, copywriting, sales and marketing, photography, design, manufacturing and fulfillment. Newsletters are produced in three editions: high quality print, interactive digital and mobile.

• Community and Regional Maps

  Do you need a map for your community or region?

  Harbor House Publishers produces high quality, full-color maps in a user-friendly format. Your map can be produced as a budget item or by Harbor House Publishers selling advertising. After you define the geographic area you wish to present, our cartographers research and develop the actual map for your review and approval. Maps are delivered in high quality print and mobile versions.

• Dining Guides

  Is your community a dining destination?

  Harbor House Publishers can produce a beautiful, informative Dining Guide for visitors and residents, chock full of information on the full range of dining experiences your community offers. Your Dining Guide may be a budget item or by Harbor House Publishers selling advertising.

• Commemorative Publications

  Do you have something to celebrate? An anniversary? A special achievement?

  Harbor House Publishers can help you mark the event with a commemorative publication that will serve as a centerpiece for the event and as a touchpoint for the future. With a concept unique to your occasion, we will research, write, photograph, design and manufacture your one-of-a-kind piece for your once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

• Brochures

  High-quality, professionally-designed brochures help promote your products and services in the most effective way.

  Harbor House Publishers can prepare a full-range of brochures for you, from a simple tri-fold or flyer to more elaborate presentation packages and catalogs. We work in partnership with you to meet your specific needs. Your brochure will be developed to meet both your promotional needs and your budget.

• Annual Reports

  Harbor House Publishers produces annual reports that communicate your corporate message and financial results in a unique and professional package.

  You will receive a finished piece that complements your company’s identity and expresses your vision and energy. We work in partnership with you to meet your specific needs. Each annual report is custom and designed to fit your budget and portray your corporate identity.

• Advertising Design

  Have you enjoyed the striking ad design in our publications?

  Do you need ad design services for your business or organization’s message in other publications? The professional creative team at Harbor House Publishers is available to design advertising for you on an hourly basis for placement in print and digital publications, developed to the specifications of the medium.

• Identity and Branding

  Your corporate identity includes a system of visual elements — logo, name, color, typography and their application.

  A striking logo is one of the most important elements for your business, with consistent use in collateral materials backing up that image and promoting your brand. Harbor House Publishers can help you create that identity, whether you want a brand new look or just a facelift, and can help you implement that look in your corporate materials for a consistent, well-received identity.