The Great State for Lakes and Rivers

Most of Michigan’s 11,000 inland lakes and 36,000 miles of streams are north of the 45th parallel. Black Lake in the Upper Peninsula makes a great destination for the four-season sportsman, offering supreme sturgeon fishing as well as excellent snowmobiling in the winter. Houghton Lake is Michigan’s largest inland lake and the origin of the 230-mile long Muskegon River, the state’s second longest river. Michigan’s rivers are known for walleye and trout, making for some of the best game fishing in the Midwest. The Ocqueoc River, a First Nation’s word for “sacred waters,” is a crooked river that delights whitewater kayakers and rafters. It is one of the few rivers in Michigan that flows south to north. Along the way you can visit Ocqueoc Falls, the only major waterfall found in the Lower Peninsula. There are 82 scenic waterfalls found in the Upper Peninsula.