Chain Lake (Michigan)

This is a large pond/small lake in Mackinac County near St. Ignace, MI at an elevation of 180 m. The lake's served by I-75, which provides a rest area and lake overlook for southbound drivers at mile 346. The lake's also served by the North Country Trail, running in concurrence with the St. Ignace-Trout Lake Trail. This trail uses the ROW abandoned by a spur line of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway, a logging-era railroad that helped remove most of the old-growth timber from around the lake. 2nd-growth woodland surrounding the small sheet of water is owned by the private sector and by Hiawatha National Forest.