Lake Columbia — Attraction in Columbia Township

Best lake in Irish Hills - a nice, big (840 acres) all-sports lake: lots of room for boating, personal watercraft, kayaking, etc. Fishing includes mostly walleye & bluegill which are periodically stocked; occasional bass and others. A nice mix of full time, seasonal and weekend residents around the lake. Private for the Lake Columbia community (i.e. all 7 access points gated and locked) so rarely crowded. Fairly shallow so warms up quickly at the start of the season. Many sandy areas, but mucky as it gets deeper. Mostly surrounded by seawall, so a bit choppy with more traffic (but rarely crowded). A fair amount of seaweed recently (i.e. watch your PWC). Very nice people (in general) in the community. Community association with dues...

My use of the lake is only for birding. This great community has a home owners association that has established small but usable public parks around the perimeter of the lake. These grant easy and, hopefully, unobtrusive access to areas of the lake where waterfowl gather - which would be very inconvenient (for many) to see, otherwise. Really appreciate...

The lake itself is spectacular. However the natives are not friendly at all. They all think they are better than everyone else. Extremely rude ,...