Duck Lake (also known as Lake Wahbekaness and formerly Betsey Lake) is a large

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in the

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of the

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. Located within Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Duck Lake is one of two lakes the forms the

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of Interlochen, the other being Green Lake. Duck Lake and Green Lake form part of the

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of the

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, which flows west from Green Lake through Benzie County to

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at Frankfort and Elberta. Duck Lake is about southwest of Traverse City. Also between Duck Lake and Green Lake are

Interlochen State Park Interlochen State Park is a public recreation area covering on the isthmus between Green Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan), Green Lake and Duck Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan), Duck Lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Grand Tra ...

and

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, a prestigious

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

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