Spider Lake is a “all-sports” lake located about twenty minutes southeast of Downtown

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watershed. Spider Lake teems with

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contained within of shoreline. There are several vacation rentals and small resorts all around the lake as well as jet-ski rentals and many other water sports.

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Lakes of Grand Traverse County, Michigan Lakes of Michigan {{GrandTraverseCountyMI-geo-stub

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