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The lake's outlet is into the Gun River, which connects by the Kalamazoo River to Lake Michigan. The largest nearby lake is Long Lake. In recent years, a small culvert was erected under the road separating Gun and Long Lakes in the Northeast corner of Gun Lake. It leads under the road, and is an easy gateway to get to Long Lake.
National Park Service architect Ernest F. Hartwick designed many of the buildings, while landscape architect Theodore N. Zaetsch laid out the plans for use of the land. The Long Lake Group Camp is significant for hosting Camp Michiwana, an important Michigan camp organization, for over 40 years. [3]
In the 1830s, the Yankee Springs area was opened up for homesteading. By the 1930s the land was eroded and depleted from farming. The federal government acquired the land and the CCC began reforesting the area. In 1943 the land was turned over to the State of Michigan and became a park in the state park system. [3]
Gun Lake is a lake in Mason County, Michigan, in the United States. [1] The lake most likely was named for Luther Gunn, a local politician and businessman in the ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km 2), of which 31.0 square miles (80.4 km 2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12.4 km 2), or 13.37%, is water, [4] consisting of several lakes in the western half of the township, the largest of which is Gun Lake.
There are a total of 212 distinct units, which account for a total approximate land area of 688,000 acres (278,000 ha) or 1,075 square miles (2,780 km 2). Some units encompass very large areas, with the largest being the Allegan State Game Area at 51,250 acres (20,740 ha) or 80 square miles (210 km 2 ).
Fort Custer Recreation Area has a campground with 219 lots. There is a camp office and small store. Firewood, ice, and some other convenience items can be purchased. Two of those lots are mini cabins. The lots vary in size, some big enough for a tent, picnic table and fire ring, while some lots can accommodate up to a 50-foot RV.
North Higgins Lake State Park: Crawford: 449 acres 182 ha: 1965: Higgins Lake: Old Mission State Park: Grand Traverse: 520 acres 210 ha: 1989 [e] Lake Michigan: Leased to Peninsula Township and operated as Lighthouse Park Onaway State Park: Presque Isle: 158 acres 64 ha: 1920: Black Lake: Orchard Beach State Park: Manistee: 201 acres 81 ha ...