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Interlochen State Park is a public recreation area covering 187 acres (76 ha) on the isthmus between Green Lake and Duck Lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The park offers swimming, year-round fishing, picnicking, camping, and boat launches. [3]
Grand Traverse: 187 acres 76 ha: 1917: Green Lake, Duck Lake: First state park created under Michigan state parks system Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park: Grand Traverse: 75 acres 30 ha: 1920: Lake Michigan: On Grand Traverse Bay: Lake Gogebic State Park: Gogebic: 360 acres 150 ha: 1926: Lake Gogebic: Lakeport State Park: St. Clair ...
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 spots. It is the second-largest bay of Lake Michigan, behind Green Bay. Grand Traverse Bay is further divided into an East Arm and West Arm by the 18-mile-long (29 km) Old Mission Peninsula. [2]
Traverse City — Sits on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, an inlet of Lake Michigan. The bay provides excellent conditions for sailing, fishing, and water sports, with ideal calm waters for wake ...
Traverse City Police Department contacted the local owner of the boat after 8:30 a.m. that day, but it was still in West Grand Traverse Bay more than 24 hours later, Sgt. Pete Simerson said Monday.
Crescent Shores Park & Boat Launch; Many homeowners on the lake also own boats. Boaters on the lake choose to swim, water ski, and fish. Many varieties of fish live in the lake, but fishers tend to find bluegill, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye and yellow perch. [7]
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College is located on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan.The academy was established in 1969 as a Maritime college to train men and women to be licensed mariners on ships of unlimited tonnage or horsepower; including research vessels, cruise ships, freighters, tankers and more.
[1] [2] There is a deep water boat launch that can accommodate all sizes of watercraft. [3] The park is located along the Lake Huron Flyway. It is used to gauge the health of Lake Huron and its shoreline environment. Several ship wrecks can be found off-shore in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary including the Portland and the Portsmouth ...