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rivers of the chain, turning it into a major destination for vacationers from downstate and elsewhere. Scores of resorts cropped up on the shorelines of all the major lakes of the system, catering to fisherman and wild-life enthusiasts. By 1910, the lumber era had all but passed, and many once prosperous towns and villages in the area went into decline. Many of the region's farmers, having failed to get decent yields of traditional crops, either moved on, or turned to cultivation of fruit crops, most notably cherries, as the area's sandy soil and cool lake climate were found to be favorable for growing such produce. Fruit farming and tourism became, and remain, the leading economic activities of the region.
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forests. The waterway provided an excellent means of transporting logs down to sawmills located along the way. The arrival of the railroads in the 1890s accelerated lumbering and other economic activities, and brought in visitors from distant places, who marveled at the natural beauty of lakes and
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Americans inhabited the region when the first white settlers began to arrive in the middle of the 19th century to attempt farming. The thin soils and short, cool summers made traditional farming difficult, and the region remained sparsely settled until the 1880s, when lumber interests began
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69:, Antrim County, the water flows 55 miles (89 km) and drops 40 feet (12 m) in elevation. It has over 200 miles (320 km) of shoreline and almost 60 square miles (160 km) of water surface.
136:. At over 18,000 acres (73 km) in size, Torch Lake is the largest body of water in the system. The waterway, now clarified after traversing the immense depths of the lake, continues south through the
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counties. The watershed includes a series of 14 lakes and interconnecting rivers. From the uppermost lake in the chain, Beals Lake in
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The Elk River Chain of Lakes
Watershed includes all or portions of the following cities, villages, and townships:
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counties, is conjoined at its western end to 7,700-acre (31 km)
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330:Wilkinson Creek (also Wilkenson Creek)
304:Rugg Pond (also known as Antrim Pond)
144:, a major tributary, and empties into
7:
3285:Lakes of Charlevoix County, Michigan
172:, then out into the east arm of the
2785:, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
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3164:Cherry production in Michigan
491:Lymans Lake (also Lyman Lake)
3300:Tributaries of Lake Michigan
3125:Great Lakes Central Railroad
3115:Charlevoix Municipal Airport
225:Various tribes of primarily
221:History of Northern Michigan
108:in the northwest corner of
3316:
1661:"North Branch Cedar River"
809:Inland Waterway (Michigan)
218:
3212:
3140:Pellston Regional Airport
814:List of lakes in Michigan
849:Elk River Chain of Lakes
382:North Branch Cedar River
30:, commonly known as the
118:Pere Marquette Railroad
3169:East Jordan Iron Works
3120:Cherry Capital Airport
23:
744:Cold Springs Township
722:Grand Traverse County
624:Central Lake Township
199:44.90167°N 85.41361°W
96:45.00556°N 85.07917°W
38:of the U.S. state of
22:
1241:"Little Rapid River"
961:"Williamsburg Creek"
874:"Intermediate River"
759:Rapid River Township
654:Forest Home Township
3084:Straits of Mackinac
3074:Little Traverse Bay
3034:Elk River watershed
2783:Elk River Watershed
1997:"Little Torch Lake"
1717:"Intermediate Lake"
739:Clearwater Township
727:Whitewater Township
684:Torch Lake Township
482:11) St. Clair Lake
262:Williamsburg Creek
204:44.90167; -85.41361
195: /
101:45.00556; -85.07917
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42:, which empty into
3234:Southeast Michigan
3130:Lake State Railway
3054:Leelanau Peninsula
3039:Grand Traverse Bay
2109:"Vonstraten Creek"
854:2011-07-28 at the
715:South Arm Township
669:Mancelona Township
629:Chestonia Township
530:Intermediate River
370:Intermediate River
308:Little Rapid River
174:Grand Traverse Bay
124:in the village of
110:Chestonia Township
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2753:"Hitchcock Creek"
2333:"St. Clair Creek"
1885:"Kitty Ann Creek"
1353:"Wilkinson Creek"
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754:Kalkaska Township
700:Charlevoix County
498:12) Sixmile Lake
454:Vonstraten Creek
428:Little Torch Lake
392:Intermediate Lake
140:, joins with the
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3049:Inland Waterway
3029:Cheboygan River
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1549:"Lake Bellaire"
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1129:"Desmond Creek"
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1099:
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1073:"Lake Skegemog"
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1017:"Bissell Creek"
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771:Elmira Township
734:Kalkaska County
705:Marion Township
689:Warner Township
674:Milton Township
659:Helena Township
634:Custer Township
592:
543:Hitchcock Creek
526:14) Beals Lake
416:Kitty Ann Creek
413:Ogletree Creek
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2777:External links
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2772:
2744:
2725:"Seamon Creek"
2716:
2697:"Taylor Creek"
2688:
2669:"Spence Creek"
2660:
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2576:
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2520:
2492:
2473:"Ranney Creek"
2464:
2445:"Liscon Creek"
2436:
2417:"Sixmile Lake"
2408:
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2296:
2277:"Marion Creek"
2268:
2249:"Skinner Lake"
2240:
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2072:
2053:"Benway Creek"
2044:
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1521:"Shanty Creek"
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1288:
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1101:"Barker Creek"
1092:
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1045:"Battle Creek"
1036:
1008:
989:"Bissell Pond"
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467:Ellsworth Lake
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3194:Michigan wine
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3095:
3092:
3090:
3087:
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3077:
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3069:Lake Michigan
3067:
3065:
3062:
3060:
3057:
3055:
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3050:
3047:
3045:
3044:Houghton Lake
3042:
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3009:
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2865:Traverse City
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2636:
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2628:
2624:
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2608:
2605:
2600:
2596:
2592:
2591:
2586:
2585:"Scotts Lake"
2580:
2577:
2572:
2568:
2564:
2563:
2558:
2557:"Smith Creek"
2552:
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2544:
2540:
2536:
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2516:
2512:
2508:
2507:
2502:
2501:"Vance Creek"
2496:
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2468:
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2428:
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2418:
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2400:
2396:
2395:
2390:
2389:"Lymans Lake"
2384:
2381:
2376:
2372:
2368:
2367:
2362:
2361:"Lyman Creek"
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2256:
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2120:
2116:
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2110:
2104:
2101:
2096:
2092:
2088:
2087:
2082:
2081:"Wilson Lake"
2076:
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1829:"Green River"
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1801:"Hanley Lake"
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1745:"Openo Creek"
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1577:"Grass Creek"
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1465:"Grass River"
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1409:"Finch Creek"
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1191:
1186:
1185:"Rapid River"
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1157:"Torch River"
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766:Otsego County
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3275:Water trails
3204:Weyerhaeuser
3146:
3094:Walloon Lake
3033:
2998:Presque Isle
2756:
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2728:
2719:
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2641:"Beals Lake"
2635:
2616:
2613:"Beal Creek"
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2165:"Eaton Lake"
2159:
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2137:"King Creek"
2131:
2112:
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1941:"Toad Creek"
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1773:"Fisk Creek"
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1493:"Cold Creek"
1487:
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1437:"Crow Creek"
1431:
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1328:
1319:
1300:
1291:
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1269:"Torch Lake"
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