Big Crooked Lake

Today we have a guest post from Mr Ed H. He is a resident of Big Crooked Lake in Kent County.
For me there are a couple things that make Big Crooked Lake unique. Probably the best feature is the lack of a public access. This drastically cuts down on the amount of watercraft traffic. Big [...]

Selkirk Lake

Selkirk Lake is located in Wayland Township in eastern Allegan County, two miles south and one mile east of the village of Bradley.  
Selkirk Lake has 94 acres of surface waters, with reported depths of 39 feet.
There is a public boat launch for the lake on the south side of Selkirk Lake, just off 125th Ave. [...]

Big Lake

Big Lake is located in Watson township in eastern Allegan Township.
Big Lake is 135 acres of surface waters with reported depths of 20 feet.
There is a public boat launch for the lake on the north side of Big Lake, just off 120th Ave. Limited parking and vault style toilets can be found at the site.
Big [...]

Land Value Questions

Recently I was approached with an opportunity to purchase a parcel of vacant lakefront property. It was a parcel that could be divided into three different lakefront lots. After giving thought to what the expenses of road construction, utility work and other costs associated with a split, I thought about the next obvious question. What [...]

Big Star Lake

Big Star Lake is located in Lake Township in southern Lake County. This 912 acre lake, with reported depths of up to 25 feet, is very popular in Western Michigan. This is due partly to its convenient location, being just south and west of Baldwin and close to M37.
Big Star Lake has a Lake Association, [...]

Reed Lake

The township of Lake, in southwest Lake County, is home to many Michigan lakes, the largest being Big Star Lake.
Reed Lake is just one mile north and west of Big Star.Reed Lake is part of three small neighboring lakes:  Reed, Rainbow and Orchard Lakes. Reed Lake is the deepest of the three, with depths of [...]

Campbell Lake

Campbell Lake is found  in Oceana County, This scenic Michigan lake coers 187 acres and has reported depths of 41 feet. This lake has the feeling of an “Up North” Michigan lake with it’s  wooded, natural beauty throughout all four seasons. This lake has some year round residences, but mainly seasonal cottages.
There is a very [...]

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 [...]

Head Lake

Head Lake is located within in Hope Township. Head Lake is a delightful small Michigan lake of 97 acres of waters. It is rather shallow, with depths up to 12 feet. It is a private lake with no known public access.
Well located in central Barry County, Head Lake is close to many other Michigan lakes, [...]

Don’t Fall Through the Ice

When enjoying the winter on a Michigan lake or river, the danger exists of falling through the ice. Is the ice thick enough? That’s a good question.
The US Army states that one person on foot needs two inches of ice, a group walking single file needs three inches of ice, a snowmobile needs three inches [...]

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