Though managing to acquire a certain bug this week, I did make the most of sunny skies and clear roads Monday and traveled around Black Lake. This body of water is the third of three within the Inland Waterway that covers more than 10,000 surface area acres.
At 10,130 acres the lake is the seventh largest inland lake in Michigan. It's the final lake in the 45 mile-long Inland Waterway beginning with Pickerel Lake near Alanson, running through Burt, Mullet and Black Lakes before moving their watery contents into the Cheboygan River and eventually Lake Huron. Like those other lakes in the Waterway, the State of Michigan has several launches, public access sites and campgrounds to compliment a variety of ownership opportunities. Many that are affiliated with the automotive industry will be aware of the UAW Family Education Center located on the southest shore of Black Lake. There's also a world class golf course opened in 2000 called Black Lake Golf Club.
The community of Onaway, Michigan, lies a few miles south of the lake at the intersection of C-68 and M-211. The counties of Presque Isle and Cheboygan divide the lake.
