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unusual facts about Portage Lake


Portage Lake

Lake Margrethe in Crawford County, Michigan was formerly known as Portage Lake


Francis Joseph Hall

In June 1902, the Rev. Dr. Hall became one of the pioneer summer residents in Onekama, Michigan, on Portage Lake.

Torch Bay

Torch Bay is a freshwater bay connecting Torch Lake with Portage Lake in Houghton County on the Keweenaw Peninsula, which juts into Lake Superior from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.


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Williamsport, Michigan

Landowners around Portage Lake made the cut in opposition to the owners of Portage Mill at Portage Point, who persisted in raising the level of the lake and flooding their lands.