Townline Lake

Townline Lake is on the Big Rapids/ Colfax Township line in Mecosta County. This Michigan lake is 73 acres and has reported depths of up to 52 feet. It is conveniently located just a couple miles outside the city of Big Rapids.
The lake is sparsely populated, only a few homes and cottages along its shoreline. [...]

Clear Lake

The last time I visited Clear Lake in Mecosta County there was snow on the ground, so this week I decided to revisit it for a summertime perspective.
On my visit, I noticed a post by the DNR. I learned that Clear Lake is one of the few lakes in Michigan where the Common Loon is [...]

Little Muskegon River

The Little Muskegon River has it’s headwaters in Mecosta County and winds it’s way through three Michigan counties. The river begins as a shallow stream and increases in width and depth as it flows thru Montcalm County and then into Newaygo County, where it becomes a tributary of the Muskegon River at the Croton Dam.
Much [...]

Rogers Pond, Rogers Heights

The mighty and beautiful Muskegon River is Michigan’s second largest river, extending 219 miles. It is second in length only to the Grand River’s 260 miles. The Muskegon River’s headwaters are found in Houghton Michigan and Higgins Lake and it flows through the better part of several Michigan counties; Clare, Mecosta, Missaukee, Muskegon, Newaygo,  Osceola, [...]