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Northern Lower Peninsula Family Friendly Fishing Waters locations
Atlanta Pond - Montmorency County
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Avery Lake - Montmorency County
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Bear Den Lake - Presque Isle County
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Betsie Lake - Benzie County
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Black Lake - Cheboygan and Presque Isle County
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Bright Lake - Crawford County
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Cheboygan River - Cheboygan County
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Cooke Pond - Iosco County
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Cornwall Flooding - Cheboygan County
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Crooked Lake - Missaukee County
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Crooked River - Emmet County
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DeCheau Lake - Montmorency County
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Deerfield County Park (swimming pond) - Isabella County
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East Londo Lake - Iosco County
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Ellsworth Lake - ANTRIM County
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Fife Lake - Grand Traverse County
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Foote Dam (Au Sable River) - Iosco County
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Glory Lake - Crawford County
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Grebe Lake - Ogemaw County
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Hamlin Lake - Mason County
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Higgins/Marl Lake - Roscommon County
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Hoister, House & Trout Lakes - Gladwin County
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Hopkins Creek - Missaukee County
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Idlewild Lake - Lake County
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Indian River - Cheboygan County
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Kids Creek Pond - Grand Traverse County
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Lake Arcadia (Grebe Park) - Manistee County
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Lake Besser (Duck Park) - Alpena County
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Lake Cadillac - Wexford County
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Lake Cadillac - Wexford County
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Lake Cadillac - Wexford County
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Lake Charlevoix - Charlevoix County
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Lake Dubonnet - Grand Traverse County
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Lake Missaukee - Missaukee County
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Lake Mitchell - Wexford County
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Lake St. Helen - Roscommon County
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Lakeview Park on Houghton Lake - Roscommon County
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Manistee Lake (Arthur Street) - Manistee County
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Manistee Lake (Stronach boat launch) - Manistee County
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Manistee River (Bear Creek) - Manistee County
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Manistee River (Rainbow Bend) - Manistee County
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Mill Pond - Alcona County
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Mio Back Water - Oscoda County
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Mio Pond - Oscoda County
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Otsego Lake - Otsego County
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Otsego Lake - Otsego County
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Pere Marquette Lake - Mason County
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Perry Lakes - Oscoda County
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Pigeon River - Otsego County
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Pine River - Arenac County
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Reedsburg Dam - Roscommon County
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Rifle Lake - Ogemaw County
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Rose Lake - Osceola County
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Ross Impoundment (Tobacco River) - Gladwin County
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Ross Lake - Gladwin County
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Sanford Lake - Midland County
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Shingle Lake - Clare County
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Skegemog lake - Antrim, Grand Traverse and Kalkaska County
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Skidway Lake - Ogemaw County
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Sunrise Lake - Osceola County
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Tawas Point State Park Fishing Pond - Iosco County
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Thunder Bay River - Alpena County
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Tomahawk Creek Flooding - Presque Isle and Montmorency County
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Veronica Valley Pond - Leelanau County
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Whitney Drian - Arenac County
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Wolf Lake - Muskegon County
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