Staying in Mecosta: the lake country of Mecosta County
A one-square-mile village ringed by more lakes than it has streets — and what all that water is for.
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Where to eat in and around Mecosta
Five lake kitchens around Mecosta — what to order, when the door is actually open, and one honest line on each.
The Martiny Chain of Lakes
Eight lakes on one chain behind a 1950s dam, run by the state for ducks and bass. Where to launch, and when.
The Beach Lake and the Backyard Lake
School Section Lake has the sand and the county beach. Round Lake, the closer of the two, has the deep cold water and the herons.
Mecosta after the lakes go quiet
The lakes empty after Labor Day, the color runs the hardwoods by mid-October, and the fishing doesn't stop.
A long weekend in Mecosta
A day-by-day plan around one Mecosta lake home: a beach day, a fishing morning, a fried-fish dinner, and the golf you can actually book.