Macatawa (Ottawa)

Lake Macatawa in Ottawa County, Michigan

This lake has 8 Layers or 15 Layers for HD Version

Lake Macatawa, historically known as Black Lake, is a 1,700-acre drowned river mouth lake in Ottawa County, stretching six miles long with a maximum width of 1.2 miles and an average depth generally less than 10 feet, with depths reaching approximately 40 feet in the maintained navigation channel that crosses the lake allowing deep draft ships to access the City of Holland docks. The lake contains two bays of significant size including Big Bay and Pine Creek Bay, fed by the Macatawa River at its eastern end along with Pine Creek and Winstrom Creek tributaries. This protected inland lake connected to Lake Michigan via a channel near Holland State Park provides excellent fishing opportunities for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch, and various panfish species, while offering safe harbor for boating even when Lake Michigan conditions are rough. The lake features 15 miles of mostly high-income residential shoreline development interspersed with public parks, multiple marinas along the popular cruising corridor, and strictly enforced no-wake zones within 300 feet of shorelines, docks, and swimming areas, making it ideal for sailing, powerboating, water skiing, kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, and year-round recreation just 23 miles south of Grand Haven and 80 miles from Chicago.

Located adjacent to the vibrant city of Holland in southwestern Michigan, Lake Macatawa serves as the centerpiece for one of the state's most beloved Dutch-heritage communities. Holland is world-famous for its annual Tulip Time Festival held each May featuring over six million tulips blooming throughout the city, earning recognition as America's Best Flower Festival and Best Small Town Festival. Visitors can explore Holland State Park with its iconic Big Red lighthouse, sandy Lake Michigan beaches, and camping facilities along both Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan shores, plus the historic boardwalk at Kollen Park overlooking the Heinz pickle factory. The area showcases authentic Dutch heritage at Windmill Island Gardens featuring De Zwaan, the only authentic 250-year-old working Dutch windmill in the United States grinding flour surrounded by 175,000 tulips and 36 acres of manicured gardens, Nelis' Dutch Village recreating an 1800s Dutch village with 30,000 tulips, and Veldheer's Tulip Farm with four million tulips on 40 acres. Downtown Holland offers unique shopping, Dutch restaurants serving authentic cuisine, the Holland Museum showcasing the city's immigrant heritage, the DeKlomp Wooden Shoe and Delft Factory with North America's only authentic Delftware manufacturer, plus numerous beaches, parks, bike paths, and the Sally Smoly Nature Playscape at Window on the Waterfront Park for family recreation.

This magnificent handcrafted laser-cut wooden topographical map of Lake Macatawa would create a stunning focal point in your Holland-area home, lake cottage, or office, celebrating your connection to this historic Michigan waterway at the heart of Dutch country. The artistic design features a natural wood top layer that beautifully showcases the lake's six-mile length connecting the Macatawa River to Lake Michigan, distinctive Big Bay and Pine Creek Bay, and 15 miles of intricate shoreline detail including Holland State Park, multiple marinas, and the channel to Lake Michigan. The water depths are represented through a captivating gradient flowing from light blue in the shallow 10-foot average areas to rich deep blue in the 40-foot navigation channel, while every bay, river mouth, island, marina location, and depth contour is precisely laser-etched into the multi-layered wood construction. This three-dimensional piece of wall art beautifully captures the character and Dutch heritage of this beloved Michigan lake community home to millions of springtime tulips and the iconic Big Red lighthouse.

Dimensions:

Small: 8"x12"

Medium: 12"x18"

Large: 16"x24"

Extra Large: 20"x30"

XX Large: 24"x36"

Gigantic 30"x45"

HD Extra Large: 20"x30" - 15 Layers

HD XX Large: 24"x36" - 15 Layers

HD Gigantic 30"x45" - 15 Layers

The difference between standard and HD maps is the number of layers. Standard maps have 1 land layer and 7 water layers. " The HD lake maps have 1 land layer and 14 water layers. So twice the detail. The HD Maps are limited to Extra Large, " XX Large, and Gigantic sizes only. On the smaller sizes the depth change of the wood is too extreme and you end up losing detail."