Bostwick Lake
January 3, 2009 by Dave
Filed under Kent County, Michigan Lakes
Bostwick Lake is located in Kent County’s Cannon Township. You will notice the lake on the north side of M44 (Belding Road). This popular Michigan lake of 221 acres has reported depths of up to 24 feet.
Bostwick Lake was the site of our family cottage when I was a kid. I have many happy memories of swimming, fishing and boating on this lake.
Today the lake consists of mostly year round residents due to it’s close proximity to Grand Rapids and Rockford. If you are a longtime Kent County resident, perhaps you remember “The Pines” as a favorite swimming and diving spot. Today it is replaced with private lakefront residences.
The lake owners have formed the Bostwick Lake Owners Association to oversee the maintenance and health of the lake.
Bostwick Lake has no known public boat launch, but Cannon Township maintains a very small pocket park on Kitson Drive on the southwest quarter of the lake. It is poorly marked and not well publicized, until I wrote this post.
There are two points worth mentioning. First, the Bostwick Lake Inn, an old inn turned lakeside restaurant with outdoor, lakefront deck dining- during the summer of course. Great food and great atmosphere. Second, but by no means least, the Bostwick Lake Bakery, well worth the stop with great BBQ.
Late Addition to the post: An interesting site about Bostwick Lake with available homes for sale is worth the visit.
I did not know the name of that place but the remnants of “The Pines” as you referred to it was still standing when I moved here 20 years ago. My neighbor on Big Crooked Lake Russ Jensen told me when he was a kid growing up in the Northview area in the late 60’s they used to peddle their bikes 8 miles trek to go diving. He said the worst part was the chaffing he would get on the inside of his legs riding home with a wet bathing suit!