Gun Lake (Mason County, Michigan)

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Gunn Lake
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Gunn Lake
Location Mason County, Michigan
Coordinates 44°04′54″N86°10′30″W / 44.0817°N 86.175°W / 44.0817; -86.175
Surface elevation722 feet (220 m) [1]

Gun Lake is a lake in Mason County, Michigan, in the United States. [1]

The lake most likely was named for Luther Gunn, a local politician and businessman in the lumber industry. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gun Lake (Mason County, Michigan)
  2. "Society meets at Gun Lake". Ludington Daily News. Oct 14, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
44°04′54″N86°10′30″W / 44.0816°N 86.1751°W / 44.0816; -86.1751