Evart
June 17, 2009 by Dave
Filed under Osceola County
Small towns fascinate me. If I have to travel through the state, I often try to allow time to take the roads that are a little less traveled. I try to take the roads that take me through Michigan’s many small towns and villages. Often, just by passing through the town or village you can [...]
Big Lake
September 6, 2008 by Dave
Filed under Michigan Lakes, Osceola County
It’s Saturday. It’s still summer. It is time to enjoy a Michigan lake.
Big Lake is located in Orient Township in Eastern Osceola County, just a few miles South of Evart Michigan. Big Lake has 218 acres of surface water with reported depths of up to 85 feet.
Osceola County maintains a very nice county park [...]
Evart Michigan: A Large Small Town
May 7, 2008 by Dave
Filed under Osceola County
Evart Michigan: A town large enough for a McDonalds and a traffic light, but small enough not to lose its small town character and freindliness.
Birthed in the 1870’s during the rise of Michigan’s lumber years, Deloros A. Blodgett used the Muskegon River to float harvested logs down state. Over the years other industry moved into [...]
