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The Clam River is a 51.1-mile-long (82.2 km) [1] tributary of the Muskegon River in Wexford, Missaukee, and Clare counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The source of the river is located in downtown Cadillac , at the eponymous Lake Cadillac , adjacent to Cadillac High School .
William Mitchell State Park is a public recreation area covering 660 acres (270 ha) on the southwest side of Cadillac in northern lower Michigan. The state park is located between Lake Mitchell and Lake Cadillac. The historic Clam Lake Canal, approximately one-third of a mile in length, connects the two lakes and runs directly through the park. [2]
In 1873, local businessman George A. Mitchell founded the village of Clam Lake (renamed Cadillac, Michigan, in 1882) and constructed the canal connecting Big Clam Lake to Little Clam Lake. At the time, the canal enabled logging on the west side of Lake Mitchell; logs floated through the canal entered Lake Cadillac, on the east shore of which ...
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The names of the two lakes were changed in 1903, with Little Clam Lake renamed as Lake Cadillac (for the renamed community) and Big Clam Lake as Lake Mitchell, in honor of William W. Mitchell, the nephew and business partner of George A. Mitchell. [4] Following the passing of the lumber era the lake became a regional tourist destination.
[4]: 205 Clam gardens are a form of mariculture, [5]: 308 where First Nations peoples created an optimal habitat for clams by modifying the beach. [6]: 2 These clam gardens are a food source for both First Nations peoples and animals. [3] They also provide food security as they are a food source that can be readily harvested year-round.
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Falmouth is in southern Missaukee County, in the northwest corner of Clam Union Township. It is 12 miles (19 km) by road southeast of Lake City, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of McBain. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Falmouth CDP has an area of 0.68 square miles (1.76 km 2), all of if recorded as land. [1]