Where is Michigan’s Best Inland Lake?
Posted May 10, 2021
Retro boats, Donut boat and Duffy boats all run out of the Old Boat House in Saugatuck. Image courtesy of Saugatuck Retro Boat Rentals.
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We’re surrounded by them.
But Michigan also is home to 11,000 inland lakes, which offer plenty of outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, kayaking and more.
In fact, MLive Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa put together a list of the state’s biggest inland lakes a few years ago. He noted that Houghton Lake was No. 1 in size, coming in at 20,044 acres.
“It’s also one of the most shallow large lakes, dipping to only 20 feet deep. There are 30 miles of shoreline,” he said.