OVERVIEW

Fife Lake is a quaint resort community located in the heart of the Northern Michigan forest. A full service resort community, Fife Lake offers lodging, groceries, recreation and more!!!

The Village of Fife Lake is located in southern Grand Traverse County, in the northwest region of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. This region is a prime recreation/tourism area within the state. It is also a great location for seasonal residency, especially during the summer months.

The Village, located on the northern and western shores of Fife Lake, near the Pere Marquette State Forest, is also adjacent to U.S. 131, which is a major north/south transportation route on the western side of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Fife Lake is located approximately twenty five miles between Cadillac to the South, Traverse City twenty five miles to the northwest, and Kalkaska about fifteen miles to the north-northeast. These urban centers provide employment, comparison shopping, financial and health services and the full range of urban services including tourist and cultural attractions.

Fife Lake has a rich history beginning with the lumbering era, railroads, and seasonal tourism with many residents spending their summers in the village and enjoying the lake and pleasant summer breezes. It is estimated that the year round population increases by about sixty to seventy percent during the summer “tourist season”. However, winter sports which take advantage of ice fishing on Fife Lake and hunting, snowmobiling and skiing in the nearby Pere Marquette State Forest have increased year round tourism in Fife Lake.

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