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Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive will not open until Memorial Day Weekend
Changes to visitor service due to Sequestration. Due to mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, some visitor services in this park have changed. Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive will not open until Memorial Day Weekend and will close after Labor Day. More »
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Some restrooms and trash cans not available until Memorial Day
Changes to visitor service due to Sequestration. Other than those at the visitor center and campgrounds, restrooms and trash cans will not be available until Memorial Day Weekend and will close after Labor Day. This includes the Manitou Islands. More »
Manitou Island Lakes
Lake Manitou Kerry Kelly 2005 Lake Manitou is the largest island lake and is located about 2.5 miles from the village depending on which trail you take. There is a good trail system along the eastern shore of the lake with many good camping spots to choose from. The lake offers some good fishing from the shore or by boat if you have the energy to get your boat to the lake. 
Lake Manitou Kerry Kelly 2005 Tamarack Lake is very small and shallow. Access to this lake is difficult, requiring you to bushwack and climb over down trees, because the trail is not well marked and especially early in the season you can easily lose the trail. If you decide to go to this lake, be sure to take a compass and map! 
Florence Lake Kerry Kelly 2005 Florence Lake is a medium-sized lake and the only one on South Manitou Island. You will see the lake from the trail to the Cedars or the Shipwreck. The trail at the intersection of Burdick Road and Ohio Road will take you to the lake as well. Florence has sandy shores and bottom. The content of this page is based on an article by Jane Greiner published in the Glen Arbor Sun on June 29, 2006. |
Did You Know?
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a popular field trip destination for school groups. Students can learn about geologic formation of the sand dunes, the fauna and flora that make this area home, and the logging and farming history as the area developed. More...