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Lake Otsego is located in NorthWest Michigan in the city of Gaylord, MI and Otsego county. The lake is the largest in the Otsego township and is home to Otsego Lake County Park and a Otsego Lake State Park. The State Park is located on the Southeast shore of the lake, while the County Park is located directly across the lake. The lake is covered with private cottages and homes with direct access to the lake and parks.

History
In the year of 1942, which was the year of World War II, Lake Otsego was the home of Arthur H. Compton. Arthur Compton was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1941 for his work with the X-Ray. Shortly after his award he was put on the Manhattan Project working on the Atomic Bomb. Him an his family were well known Lake goers and one of the many prides of Otsego County.

Dimensions
Lake Otsego is 1,972 acres in Land mass, and 5 miles long with a width of 1 mile. The max depth of the lake is recorded at 23 ft. with the bottom shoal composed of sand and light gravel. The lake is full of vegetation which is emerged at the bottom of the lake with very few floating vegetation.

Lake Activities
Many Lake activities can be seen throughout many different sections of Lake Otsego. There are an abundance of boats that frequent the lake during the busy times of year which bring along many skiers and boarders, as well as many tubing activities. Fisherman can also be seen scattered throughout the lake as well as the occasional Seaplane.

Fish

 * Northern Pike
 * Large Mouth Bass
 * Small Mouth Bass
 * Rock Bass
 * Bluegill
 * Yellow Perch
 * Pumkinseed Sunfish