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alt="Inland Waterway (Michigan)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/7px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/14px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within the state of Michigan</div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg/275px-Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg/413px-Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg/550px-Inland_Waterway_US_MI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="801" data-file-height="658" /></a><figcaption>Detailed map of lakes of the Inland Waterway</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Inland Waterway</b> or <b>Inland Water Route</b> is a 38-mile-long (61 km) series of <a href="/wiki/River" title="River">rivers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake" title="Lake">lakes</a> in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>. With only a short <a href="/wiki/Portage" title="Portage">portage</a>, it forms a <a href="/wiki/Navigability" title="Navigability">navigable</a> route for small craft connecting <a href="/wiki/Lake_Huron" title="Lake Huron">Lake Huron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crooked_Lake_(Michigan)" title="Crooked Lake (Michigan)">Crooked Lake</a>, across the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Michigan" title="Northern Michigan">Northern Michigan</a> region. Despite <a href="/wiki/Little_Traverse_Bay" title="Little Traverse Bay">Little Traverse Bay</a> being only 2 miles west of Crooked Lake, the waterway does not connect to it, making <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a> inaccessible through this route. </p><p>The route is in <a href="/wiki/Emmet_County,_Michigan" title="Emmet County, Michigan">Emmet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cheboygan_County,_Michigan" title="Cheboygan County, Michigan">Cheboygan</a> counties and consists of <a href="/wiki/Crooked_Lake_(Michigan)" title="Crooked Lake (Michigan)">Crooked Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crooked_River_(Michigan)" title="Crooked River (Michigan)">Crooked River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burt_Lake" title="Burt Lake">Burt Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_River_(Mullett_Lake)" title="Indian River (Mullett Lake)">Indian River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mullett_Lake" title="Mullett Lake">Mullett Lake</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Cheboygan_River" title="Cheboygan River">Cheboygan River</a>. </p><p>The route passes through or near the communities of <a href="/wiki/Conway,_Michigan" title="Conway, Michigan">Conway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oden,_Michigan" title="Oden, Michigan">Oden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ponshewaing,_Michigan" title="Ponshewaing, Michigan">Ponshewaing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alanson,_Michigan" title="Alanson, Michigan">Alanson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_River,_Michigan" title="Indian River, Michigan">Indian River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Topinabee,_Michigan" title="Topinabee, Michigan">Topinabee</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cheboygan,_Michigan" title="Cheboygan, Michigan">Cheboygan</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Northern_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Northern Michigan">History of Northern Michigan</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Inland Waterway was originally used by Native Americans to avoid the strong waves around <a href="/wiki/Waugoshance_Point" title="Waugoshance Point">Waugoshance Point</a> on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a>. Consequently, 50 Native American encampments have been discovered along the shores of the Inland Water Route. One such encampment, located in Ponshewaing, has artifacts dating back over 3,000 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Settlement_in_1800s">Settlement in 1800s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Settlement in 1800s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids_and_Indiana_Railroad" title="Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad">Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad</a> reached Petoskey in 1873. This opened up the surrounding area to tourism, settlers, and lumbermen. This eventually led to various people proposing different ideas for the water way. One such plan was the transportation of mail along the waterway. This involved the dredging of Crooked River. Freight was eventually transported along the route. With the advent of the railroad as a cheaper means with which to move goods, the Inland Waterway fell into decline. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Inland_Waterway_today">The Inland Waterway today</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The Inland Waterway today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Today the region surrounding the route is still a tourist destination. The historical society for the region was founded in 2004 and is known as The Inland Water Route Historical Society. It also is home to a museum in Alanson. There are four state campgrounds and several private ones along the route as well as hotels for accommodations. Several marinas are available for supplies and fuel.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The waterway is maintained to a depth of five feet (1.5 m). There are two locks (at Cheboygan and Alanson) and a swinging bridge along the route. The locks can handle boats 60 feet (18 m) in length and 17 feet (5.2 m) of beam. The lowest non-movable bridge on the route has a height of 14.7 feet (4.5 m).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The locks are in operation from mid-April to late October. The shortest crossings of Burt Lake and Mullett Lake cover 6.5 miles (10.5 km) and 10 miles (16 km), respectively, and each take a boat as much as a mile offshore. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Images">Images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian River"><img alt="Indian River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg/120px-Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg/180px-Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg/240px-Indian_River_from_North_Central_State_Trail_Cheboygan_County_Michigan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4892" data-file-height="3303" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Indian River</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cheboygan River"><img alt="Cheboygan River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg/120px-Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg/180px-Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg/240px-Cheboygan_River_in_Cheboygan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cheboygan River</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alanson swing bridge"><img alt="Alanson swing bridge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg/120px-Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg/180px-Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg/240px-Swing_Bridge-Alanson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5024" data-file-height="2188" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Alanson swing bridge</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Burt_Lake_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Burt Lake"><img alt="Burt Lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Burt_Lake_1.jpg/120px-Burt_Lake_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Burt_Lake_1.jpg/180px-Burt_Lake_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Burt_Lake_1.jpg/240px-Burt_Lake_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="534" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Burt Lake</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elk_River_Chain_of_Lakes_Watershed" title="Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed">Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="http://irchamber.com/visitor-information/lock-schedule/">Lock schedule</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li>Inland Water Route Historical Society</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010121193700/http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0127.htm">Inland Waterway</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup>, Michigan Historical Marker in <a href="/wiki/Burt_Lake_State_Park" title="Burt Lake State Park">Burt Lake State Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inland_Waterway_(Michigan)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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