Monocle Lake, Hiawatha National Forest, photo by UofMBlonde415.
This photo is one of a number of photos Beth took on Saturday in the Straits & Soo.
Hunt’s Guide to the UP has this to say about Monocle Lake:
The centerpiece of this attractive natural area in the Hiawatha National Forest is 172-acre Monocle Lake. It’s stocked for fishing with walleye, bass, pike, and perch. There’s a beach, boat launch, and picnic area with charcoal grills. Lots of improvements, including a floating fishing dock and hard gravel paths, make Monocle Lake outstanding for handicapped people.
A two-mile hiking trail loop starts at the picnic area and goes through natural hardwoods intermixed with some very old white pines and hemlocks. The trail’s first 1,100 feet are fully accessible, including the boardwalk carrying the trail across a wetland and beaver dam … Ospreys (also called fish hawks) have a nest in the area, so it’s not unusual to see them catching fish in the wetland shallows.
There’s more about the lake on the Hiawatha National Forest Monocle Lake Campground page, but I couldn’t find the answer to my question of how Monocle Lake got its name. If you know, please share it in the comments!!
More photos in the Michigan Fall Wallpaper series.
Michigan in Pictures 
Thats by my house!
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Too cool, Miles! I was trying to figure out where you were that you were getting those sweet ship photos!
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Awesome photo! It looks beautiful up there. UofMBlonde415 on Flickr takes awesome pics!
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This is one of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen! This photographer is truly amazing… I have seen a lot of her work and she has so much talent. I expect to see more and more from her. Now I want to rush on up to Monocle Lake!
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I just want to say thanks for showing this and thanks to all the nice comments on my photo!!! I love the U.P. and I think I need to visit up there much more often!!! :)
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Always nice to get a bird’s eye view of the fall foilage.
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Very serene picture. I like your photos. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
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This is a picture of Spectacle Lake, not Monocle Lake.
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Dee is right–the photo shows Spectacle Lake. Monocle Lake is more-or-less round, like a monocle; spectacle Lake looks more like a pair of eyeglasses. The peninsula in the photo forms the bridge of the (upside-down) eyeglasses.
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