Lake Mitchell is one of two lakes in Wexford County, Michigan , that are joined by the Clam Lake Canal . The other lake is Lake Cadillac .
7-637: Mitchell State Park is located on Lake Mitchell. Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Black Crappie, Rock Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Bullhead are types of fish in Lake Mitchell. Prehistorically, the area surrounding Lake Mitchell was inhabited by the Hopewell civilization. After the Hopewell disappeared, the area became used seasonally by the Anishinaabe . The lake
14-472: Is home to Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center which documents the history of hunting and fishing, offers seminars, workshops and audio-visual presentations, and includes an exhibit hall which displays local wildlife species. The park offers a campground with 221 sites, cabins, two boat launches, playground, beach, picnicking facilities, and fishing for perch , walleye , panfish , and bass . The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) Heritage Nature Trail runs through
21-418: Is located between Lake Mitchell and Lake Cadillac . The historic Clam Lake Canal , approximately one-third of a mile in length, connects the two lakes and runs directly through the park. Dug in 1873 at the direction of city father George A. Mitchell , the canal allowed felled trees to be floated from Lake Mitchell to lumber mills on Lake Cadillac. The park bears the name of William W. Mitchell, who during
28-586: The 1890s operated sawmills in the area as co-owner of the Cobbs and Mitchell Mill No. 1, and who was a nephew of city founder George Mitchell. Under the name Cadillac State Park, it was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier. The park's "prime real estate" was donated by Mitchell's widow, Ellen, who requested the park be named in her late husband's honor. The park
35-458: The community) and Big Clam Lake as Lake Mitchell, in honor of William W. Mitchell, the nephew and business partner of George A. Mitchell. This Wexford County, Michigan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mitchell State Park William Mitchell State Park is a public recreation area covering 660 acres (270 ha) on the southwest side of Cadillac in northern lower Michigan . The state park
42-516: The village of Clam Lake (renamed Cadillac, Michigan , in 1882) and constructed the canal connecting Big Clam Lake to Little Clam Lake. At the time, the canal enabled logging on the west side of Lake Mitchell; logs floated through the canal entered Lake Cadillac, on the east shore of which stood lumber mills , the railroad and the Village of Clam Lake. The names of the two lakes were changed in 1903, with Little Clam Lake renamed as Lake Cadillac (for
49-616: Was the southern terminus of what is now called the Old Indian Trail , an ancient pathway that was used to connect the Cadillac area with Grand Traverse Bay at what is now Traverse City . Historically, Lake Mitchell was referred to as Big Clam Lake , and Clam Lake is still shown in the USGS official Geographic Names Information System as a variant name for Lake Mitchell. In 1873, local businessman George A. Mitchell founded
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