Nestled among northern Michigan\'s pine trees in Roscommon County is the state\'s largest inland lake, Houghton Lake.
By the mid-20th century, Houghton Lake became one of the most popular.
As Houghton Lake\'s reputation for good fishing grew, visitors came to try their luck.
They banked logs on the lake, the headwaters of the Muskegon River, during the winter cutting season and drove them downriver in the spring to southwestern lumber yards.
Lumbermen made use of its 20,044 acres to move timber.
Nestled among northern Michigan\'s pine trees in Roscommon County is the state\'s largest inland lake, Houghton Lake