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In 1873, an effort was made to connect Crystal Lake with Lake Michigan via a channel. The lake level of Crystal Lake was higher than that of Lake Michigan and when the channel was opened, the water level in Crystal Lake dropped about 20 ft (6.1 m). Although the project was a failure, the lowering of the lake level uncovered sandy beaches ...
The 1967 Coho Salmon Fishing Disaster [a] refers to a squall over Lake Michigan, off the coast of Michigan in the United States, which occurred on September 23, 1967. Hundreds of small fishing boats were on the lake to take advantage of a coho salmon run. More than 150 boats capsized, seven people died, and 46 people were injured.
Crystal Lake is a private 83-acre (34 ha) lake along the main branch of the Clinton River in Pontiac in Oakland County, Michigan. Upstream from Crystal Lake lies 532-acre (215 ha) Sylvan Lake . Downstream, the Clinton River goes underground in Pontiac near Orchard Lake Road and Bagley Avenue.
Manistee County in Wellston, Manistee County, Michigan from M-55 Hwy, take Seaman Road south less than 1 mile, lake on west side of Seaman Road (no motor boats are allowed). Montcalm County in Crystal Township about 15 mile (24 km) southwest of Alma at 43°15′43″N 84°55′53″W / 43.26194°N 84.93139°W / 43.26194; -84
Although the straight-line distance between Glen Lake and Lake Michigan is only 1.2 miles (1.9 km), the river meanders through swamp lands for more than 5 times that distance. The river is popular with kayakers, rafters and canoe enthusiasts, with two outfitters located in the village of Glen Arbor. For the most part, the depth of the river is ...
Chinese restaurants in the United States began during the California Gold Rush, which brought twenty to thirty thousand immigrants across from the Canton (Kwangtung or Guangdong) region of China. The first documented Chinese restaurant opened in 1849 as the Canton Restaurant. [34] By 1850, there were five restaurants in San Francisco. Soon ...
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 960 people, 414 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.9 inhabitants per square mile (28.9/km 2).
The Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train in 2007. The Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train was a dinner train that operated in Michigan for 24 years; first out of Paw Paw, for approximately two years, then from Walled Lake, with trips heading from West Bloomfield to Wixom, where it connected to the CSX mainline and then back to West Bloomfield, MI ...