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Walloon Lake

Lake in Charlevoix and Emmet counties, Michigan, United States

Summary

Lake in Charlevoix and Emmet counties, Michigan, United States

Field	Value
name	Walloon Lake
image	Walloon1.jpg
caption	View of North Arm
location	Charlevoix / Emmet counties, Michigan, United States
coords
type	Glacial
inflow	groundwater
outflow	Bear River
basin_countries	United States
length	9 mi
width	0.7 -
area	4270 acre
max-depth	100 ft
residence_time	5+ years
elevation	686 ft
cities	Village of Walloon Lake
pushpin_map	Michigan
pushpin_map_alt	Location of the lake in Michigan.

| max-depth = 100 ft Walloon Lake is a glacier-formed lake located in Charlevoix and Emmet counties, just southwestward from the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is now home to many vacation homes and cottages. Though the end of the west arm of the lake is less than 1 mi from Lake Michigan, Walloon Lake's surface elevation is over 100 ft higher. The Bear River drains from the east end of the lake in Walloon Lake village, winding east then north down to its outflow into Lake Michigan at the south end of Petoskey.

Ecology

Locals refer to their cottages as being on the "west arm", or the "foot", etc. The lake covers 4270 acre and is primarily fed from groundwater. Its maximum depth is just over 100 ft. Recently, the introduction of the invasive zebra mussel has made the clear waters even clearer. For a few months after the ice melts (usually in April), it is possible to see to the bottom of the lake at depths up to 30 feet.

Current use

Real-estate value has increased rapidly since the 1970s, and many large houses have been built around the lake. There are two currently active camps on the lake: Camp Daggett and Camp Michigania built on the site of the prior Camp Huntington/Sherwood which was purchased in 1962 by the University of Michigan's Alumni Association. Starting around 2010, the area on the foot of the lake began redevelopment. New condominiums were constructed. In the next few years, a restaurant was built, and a retail store was created on the site of the old SI's marine. In 2014 developers broke ground on a new hotel to sit in between the marina and condominiums.

Transportation

Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and East Lansing, Michigan.

Historic sites

Windemere

[[Ernest Hemingway]] fishing at Walloon Lake

Located on the north shore of Walloon Lake, Windemere was the childhood summer home of Ernest Hemingway. The house is still owned by the Hemingway family and is home to one of Hemingway's nephews.

The Walloon Lake Inn

Originally named Fern Cottage, the inn was a destination point for many visitors and also served as a docking point for the steamboats that would take the travelers to hotels or to their cottages on the lake.{{Cite web | access-date = 2014-01-27

References

{{gnis. 1618952
"The Michigania Story".
(January 15, 2013). "EAST LANSING-PETOSKEY-ST. IGNACE". [[Indian Trails]].
Piehl, Beth Ann. "[http://www.miseasons.com/homelife/issues/julaug09/windemere.html Windemere on Walloon]." ''Homelife: An Up North Magazine.'' July & August 2009.
Kates, Kristie. "[http://www.northernexpress.com/editorial/dining.asp?id=4266 Historic Dining on Walloon Lake]." ''Northern Express''. 30 November 2009.

Wikipedia Source

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