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Lake Columbia is a man-made lake in Columbia Township in southern Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally formed as a mill pond in 1836, it was expanded to 840 acres (3.4 km 2) in 1961. At its greatest extent, the lake is 2 and 1/4 miles long and 1 and 3/4 miles wide.
An enlargeable map of the state of Michigan. Names Common name: Michigan. Pronunciation: / ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ Official name: State of Michigan; Abbreviations and name codes; Postal symbol: MI; ISO 3166-2 code: US-MI; Internet second-level domain: .mi.us. Nicknames The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates)
The state averages from 30–40 inches (76–102 centimetres) of precipitation annually. Snow cover tends to be intermittent in the southern part of the state, but persistent in northern Lower Michigan and especially in the Upper Peninsula. Michigan USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The entire state averages 30 days of thunderstorm activity per year.
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. [2] The state park consists of separate Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan units on the northern side of the channel connecting Lake Macatawa with Lake Michigan. [2] It is often the ...
Neighboring Frank Lloyd Wright homes — the Eppstein House and the Pratt House — are for sale in Kalamazoo County with a reported asking price of $4.5 million.
Shaw Branch, a tributary of the Grand River, runs perpendicular to the path.A footbridge allows passage over the river.. Meridian-Baseline State Park is a historic preservation area covering 108 acres (44 ha) in Ingham County and Jackson County, Michigan, containing the intersection of the Michigan meridian and the baseline used for the Michigan Survey. [2]
The bay has significant publicly accessible parkland on the waterfront, including in the cities of Petoskey and Harbor Springs, and in Petoskey State Park. [2]Little Traverse Bay is popular during the summer for boating, sailing and swimming by the numerous vacation communities on the bay, including Bay View, Wequetonsing, and Harbor Point.
Lakeside is an unincorporated community in Chikaming Township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] It is situated on the shore of Lake Michigan just west of Interstate 94. It is part of a group of communities known as "Harbor Country" which includes New Buffalo, Three Oaks, Harbert, Union Pier, Grand Beach and Sawyer.