http://waterlandliving.com Michigan Waterfront Life Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:46:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently I was asked how to look up a lot in a subdivision on a plat map.  One way is to go to the county office building and pay a visit to the Register of Deeds office. There you could ask for assistance with the plat maps for that county. The ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/01/06/searching-michigan-subdivisions/ Happy New Year! I do not know how long into the new year it is appropriate to say that. Perhaps It is okay for a few weeks or so, but maybe not for the first week in April. You know it is the new year because there are so many indoor ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/01/05/2009-upcoming-boat-fishing-cabin-shows/ Hillsview Lake is conveniently located in Mecosta County’s  Colfax Township, just 4 ½ miles east of Big Rapids. This wonderful Michigan lake consists of 123 acres with reported depths of 40 feet. The lake is home to Cran-Hill Ranch, a 300 acre summer family camp on the north side of the ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/01/04/hillsview-lake/ 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. ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/01/03/bostwick-lake/ We're barely into winter and already I'm looking ahead to storm season 2009. That may seem strange, but for me it's only natural. I'm a storm chaser—an identity I take pride in because of the intense passion and personal investment it reflects—and my obsession with severe weather by no means ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/01/02/shear-funnels-when-michigan-weather-does-strange-things/ It is finally here, New Year’s Day 2009.   I always like a new year. It is like opening a new chapter in the book called life. There will be new opportunities, new adventures, new people to meet, new places to visit, new foods to try, new books to read and new ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/01/01/new-years-day-2009/ Today we bid farewell to 2008. For many people living in Michigan, and throughout the United States, it has been a difficult year. Hard working people lost jobs, homes went into foreclosure and retirement funds dwindled.   If 2008 were to be summarized in a short phase, many probably would say, “It was all ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2008/12/31/saying-good-bye-to-2008/ With the warmer weather and the storm that rolled through this past weekend, I took the camera into town to try to capture the mood of the river with all the ice chunks covering the the surface as they came down river. About eight hours later I thought I would go ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2008/12/30/710/ It happens a couple of times a year. The storm comes thru and the power is off. This time it lasted for about fortyeight hours. It is always the same scenerio. We quickly search the house for flashlights and candles, only to find flashlights and dead batteries or that do not work at all. And, ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2008/12/29/out-of-power/ Long Lake is located in Ionia County's Orleans Township, two miles west of M 66 and eight miles north of the city limits of Ionia. Long Lake contains some 356 areas of surface waters, with maximum depths of 57 deep. Fishermen report catches of Bluegill, Black Crappie, Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern ... http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2008/12/28/long-lake/