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The lake occupies portions of Park Township, Holland Township, and the City of Holland . The lake contains two bays of significant size: Big Bay, and the smaller Pine Creek Bay to the east. The lake is the drowned river mouth of the Macatawa River (formerly known as the Black River), which feeds into the lake's eastern end in the City of Holland.
Holland State Park. / 42.77889°N 86.20472°W / 42.77889; -86.20472. Holland State Park is a public recreation area covering 142 acres (57 ha) in Park Township, Ottawa County, four miles (6 km) west of the city of Holland, Michigan. [4] The state park consists of separate Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan units on the northern side of the ...
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: Many lakes share names, some of the most common are Clear Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Mud Lake, Round Lake and Silver Lake.
Holland, Michigan. / 42.78750°N 86.10889°W / 42.78750; -86.10889. Holland is a city in Ottawa and Allegan Counties in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River (formerly known locally as the Black ...
Designated MSHS. January 16, 1976. The Holland Harbor Light, known as Big Red, is located in Park Township, Michigan at the entrance of a channel connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Macatawa, and which gives access to the city of Holland, Michigan . The lighthouse is on the south side of the channel. There are two modern lights marking the ends ...
Waukazoo Woods is a neighborhood on the north shore of Lake Macatawa. Present day Waukazoo Woods was formerly an Ottawa Indian village, which was led by Chief Waukazoo. [7] In the early 1900s, Wauakazoo, a popular summer destination for tourists, was home to the Waukazoo Inn, a hotel. [8]
Macatawa River. Coordinates: 42.78891°N 86.12476°W. The Macatawa River, also known as the Black River, is located in the lower part of Ottawa County, Michigan, which drains into Lake Macatawa and eventually into Lake Michigan. The main stream is 16.8 miles (27.0 km) long. [1]
It spans the Straits of Mackinac, a body of water connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, two of the Great Lakes. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km) [ 1] bridge is the world's 27th-longest main span and is the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. [ 5]