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By 1908 the grayling were gone although they were reintroduced in 1987. (See Grayling, Michigan, for more information on the Grayling and the fish hatchery.) Brown trout is the current main catch. The Lumberman's Monument, in honor of the lumberjacks that first populated the area, is located on the river about 15 miles (24 km) west of Oscoda ...
The area is part of the Au Sable State Forest, specifically the Grayling FMU (Alcona, Crawford, Oscoda, and northern Iosco counties). The Oscoda County Park is minutes away. [5] Fairview is part of Northern Michigan. Fairview sits on the "Grayling outwash plain", a unique habitat. [6] Glaciers shaped the area, creating a unique regional ecosystem.
Orchard Beach State Park is a public recreation area covering 201 acres (81 ha) on the shore of Lake Michigan in Manistee Township, Manistee County, Michigan. Situated on a bluff three miles north of the city of Manistee , the state park offers camping, hiking trails, and scenic views over Lake Michigan.
Mio (/ ˈ m aɪ oʊ / MY-oh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Oscoda County. [ 4 ] The population of the CDP was 1,690 at the 2020 census .
The area became popular for hunters, fishermen, and trappers. In 1848, the township was established, and the community of Au Sable was platted in 1849 at the river mouth along Lake Huron. The township was later organized in 1857 under the name Sable when Iosco County was formally organized, and the township name was changed to AuSable in 1877.
Van Etten Lake is a 1,320-acre (530 ha) lake in Iosco County, Michigan. [1] The lake is largely developed with houses surrounded by dense forest. The bottom is mainly clay and it has a maximum depth of 33 feet (10 m). [2]
The county was established on April 1, 1840, by act of the Michigan State legislature. [4] However, its governing structure was not completed until 1881. [1] The name is a Henry Rowe Schoolcraft neologism, thought to be a combination of two Ojibwa words, "ossin" (stone) and "muskoda" (prairie) – hence 'pebbly prairie.' [5] He served as the US Indian agent and was also a geographer, surveying ...
Michigan's 20 largest inland lakes. This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are: 62,798 lakes ≥ 0.1 acres (0.00040 km 2) [1] 26,266 lakes ≥ 1.0 acre (0.0040 km 2) [1] 6,537 lakes ≥ 10.0 acres (0.040 ...