River, not lake: the Muskegon near Sears
The Muskegon runs cold and rocky west of town, past Evart and Hersey — where to reach it, and when.
Tag: Muskegon River
Sears when the season turns
The crowds book July and leave by Labor Day. The river, the color, and the quiet all arrive after.
A long weekend in Sears
Three nights around one Sears home: a lake morning on Big Lake, a river morning on the Muskegon, and the short drive to Evart.
Staying in Sears
A crossroads in eastern Osceola County — the Amish farms, Big Lake, and the dark you actually drove out here for.
Hersey when the river cools
Everyone floats the Muskegon in July. October gives you the cold river, the color along the banks, and a village with the lights off.
A long weekend in Hersey
Two nights for a family from one Hersey home: a river morning, the rail-trail, and a meal in Reed City.
Staying in Merritt
A dot in Missaukee County where the young Muskegon River pools behind a 1940 dam. Fishing, a dirt track, and deep quiet.
The Dead Stream Flooding and the Reedsburg Dam
A Depression-era dam turned the upper Muskegon into a shallow, stump-filled flooding thick with pike, bass, and bluegill.
Merritt when the season turns
The Dead Stream Flooding turns cold, the maples come in October, the fishing holds, and the speedway closes for the year.
Staying in Hersey
The first village in Osceola County, where the Hersey River meets the Muskegon — trout water, quiet, and not much else.