Duck Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)
Duck Lake (also known as Lake Wahbekaness and formerly Betsey Lake) is a large lake in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Located within Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Duck Lake is one of two lakes the forms the isthmus of Interlochen, the other being Green Lake. Duck Lake and Green Lake form part of the headwaters of the Betsie River, which flows west from Green Lake through Benzie County to Lake Michigan at Frankfort and Elberta. Duck Lake is about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southwest of Traverse City.
Also between Duck Lake and Green Lake are Interlochen State Park and Interlochen Center for the Arts, a prestigious boarding school.
See also
References
- ^ "Duck Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ LLC, Historic Map Works. "Blair - Left, Atlas: Grand Traverse County 1881, Michigan Historical Map". www.historicmapworks.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Interlochen State Park". Pure Michigan | Official Travel & Tourism Website for Michigan. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "From timber to tourism: How conservation shaped Interlochen, Michigan". www.interlochen.org. Retrieved 2023-01-24.