Gun Lake — Attraction in Free Soil Township

Being SW Michigan's largest all-sports lake, Gun Lake is known to attract a large amount of summertime visitors looking to place their boat in the water, fish, swim, and just have an all-around good time by the water. Gun Lake is known for it's Walleye, but fishers also have also been known to catch bass, bluegill, and trout species. I've been swimming here a couple of times, and the better spots to swim are mainly on the Yankee Springs side, specifically the Roosevelt Beach area. Gun Lake isn't very deep compared to other lakes, only 35 feet at it's deepest! But it's not the depth that makes Gun Lake so large, it's the area that it comprises of, ironically shaped like a butterfly. But the beauty of Gun Lake is much more than geographically deep. In fact, it's beauty is best described by the smiles it paints in all...

I love it how they tell me to slow down. Speed limit is 25 mph but yet i was going 15 mph and i started slowing down even more to let this girl through to be nice. Just because you are DNR, does not mean you have to start things with people. I must of been to slow because my fiance is from Ohio and i was going slow on purpose to show her how beautiful it is. My neighbor is a DNR, pretty sure he would laugh about this. As soon as i left, she talked to her boss and was lying and started playing the race game. Just because i am 18, i have a brand new car and would rather save my engine. Just go the speed...

I grew up at Gun Lake. Well at least every summer from 5 years of age way into adulthood. Treasured memories linger from all those wonderful years. We swam, floated, skied, boat rides, sailing! Bike rides, hiking up to look out point. Family, friends and tons of fun.! Fires at night with star gazing and roasting marshmallows. The older I got the more I appreciated the peaceful environment, the moment I turned from the open road into the trees that led to our cottage my mind is (still) instantly at ease. I ❤ Gun Lake and...