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Hippie Hollow Park has been used as a nude swimming spot for years, because the area was along a particularly remote section of the shoreline of Lake Travis. The area became more popular in the 1960s due to the cultural changes of that era and, after Woodstock, the nickname 'Hippie Hollow' was born.
Grand Traverse Bay (/ ˈ t r æ v ər s / TRAV-ərss) is an arm of Lake Michigan, located along the west coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The bay is separated from the rest of Lake Michigan by the Leelanau Peninsula. The bay is some 32 miles (51 km) long, ranges from 7 to 10 miles (11 to 16 km) wide, and up to 620 feet (190 m) deep in ...
Changes in laws and industry lead to the end of the Lake Michigan railroad ferries. The first autos crossed the Straits of Mackinac in 1917 on the SS Chief Wawatam. [1] In 1923, the state of Michigan began an auto ferry service that was the first such system to be state-owned. [2] It continued until the day the Mackinac Bridge opened.
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Location: Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Lake: Primary inflows: Upper Betsie River, Brigham Creek, Horton Creek, Mason Creek: Primary outflows: Betsie River (): Surface area: 1,930 acres (8 km 2) [1]: Max. depth: 98 ft (30 m) [1]: Surface elevation: 837 ft (255 m) [1]: Islands: none: Settlements: Interlochen, Duck Lake Peninsula: Duck Lake (also ...
Silver Lake is a lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It is roughly 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the northern to southern ends. The lake is known for its pine coasts, irregular shoreline, and many peninsulas and islands, despite being smaller in size. [2] Its maximum depth is 96 feet (29 m), making it the third deepest lake in Grand Traverse County.
The Travis County sheriff's office has opened an investigation into a potential drowning in Lake Travis late Saturday morning. A person was pulled from the lake near Lago Vista just before 11:30 a ...
The waterway connects to Lake Superior at its north and south entries (upper and lower portage entry lighthouses), with sections known as Portage Lake and Torch Lake in between. The primary tributary to Portage Lake is the Sturgeon River. The Keweenaw Waterway in winter, looking west toward the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.