Big Bass Lake

There must be at least a dozen Bass Lakes in Michigan. Big Bass Lake, located in southern Elk Township and Northern Sauble Township, is special for several reasons. First, Big Bass Lake is a respectable 290 acres of surface waters, with reported depths of up to 33 feet.

Big Bass is an irregular shaped lake, not round, not long and narrow so when you live on the lake you stand on your dock without seeing every home on the lake, nor can they see yours.

Big Bass Lake is also unique in that it has an island. For some reason, whenever a lake has an island or islands, it always seems a bit more interesting and appealing.

There is a public access site on the southwest side of the lake on Six Mile Road and Bass Lake Road. It is a small, two acre site with a hard surface boat launch, vault style restroom and limited parking. With its name, I would be disappointed if it was not full of bass.

In Michigan, we have cities designated as naturally cool. One reason Big Bass Lake earns our “Waterland’s Naturally Cool Area” award is that it has more than twenty other Michigan lakes within ten miles.   They say you are  known by the company you keep and Big Bass Lake is near Loon Lake, Harper Lake, Little Bass Lake, Cool Lake, the Sauble Lakes, and many smaller and quieter Michigan Lakes.

Big Bass Lake has a even has blog! Big Bass Lake and Beyond.  Check it out.  It has history, stories of the lake, the people and even recipes! Even though I don’t cook, I like to eat, so I watch the recipes and make suggestions to the cook in the family!