Eagle Lake
June 27, 2009 by Dave
Filed under Michigan Lakes, Postcards From the Past
“I received your letter, was pleased to get it, will answer it soon. Hope you are well. Yesterday was my birthday. I was twenty two. I will write you what I got in my next letter. Hope to hear from you soon. Blanch” February 22, 1903
Eagle Lake is located in Paw Paw Township in southern Van Buren County. If you are coming from the north, it is 2.5 miles south off I-96, exit #56. If you are coming from the south, just take #51, four miles north of Decatur.
Eagle Lake is 196 acres of surface waters and boasts of depths of up to 60 feet. Eagle Lake has a DNR boat launch on the south side of the lake, with limited parking and a gravel launch.
Oh, to be twenty-two again and enjoying a Michigan lake!
