Fisk Lake, Grand Rapids

#26 among attractions in Grand Rapids

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Facts and practical information

Fisk Lake is a freshwater lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was named for John Fisk. Now primarily valued for scenic purposes, it was originally used as a source of ice for Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Chicago meatpacking industries. It receives water from Reeds Lake, and drains to the Grand River by way of Coldbrook Creek. ()

Elevation: 728 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°57'22"N, 85°37'12"W

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East Grand RapidsGrand Rapids United States

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Day trips

Fisk Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fulton Street Farmers Market, Reeds Lake, Paddock Place, Aquinas College.

1.1 miNW
Market, Shopping, Flea market
Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids
29 min walk • Fulton Street Farmers Market is a farmers market in the Grand Rapids area.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Reeds Lake, Grand Rapids
25 min walk • Reeds Lake is a fresh-water lake in the city of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Formerly the site of an early-20th-century amusement park and resort popular with residents of nearby Grand Rapids, it is adjacent to the suburb's modern-day city center, and serves as a symbol for the community.
1.2 miW
Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Paddock Place, Grand Rapids
30 min walk • Paddock Place, also known as the Augustus Paddock House is located at 1033 Lake Drive SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was built as a single-family home and later converted into a banquet and event facility. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
0.4 miNW
Universities and schools
Aquinas College, Grand Rapids
11 min walk • Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
0.8 miSE
Area
East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids
21 min walk • East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,694. The city is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is surrounded by Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Township, but the city is administered autonomously.
1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Rock club
Wealthy Theatre, Grand Rapids
27 min walk • Wealthy Theatre is a historic movie theatre and performance center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is currently operated by the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, a non-profit corporation.
1.1 miN
Church
Wealthy Park Baptist Church, Grand Rapids
28 min walk • Wealthy Park Baptist Church was an American church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, established in 1886. It had previously been a Sunday school mission of Fountain Street Baptist Church started in 1875.
1.3 miNE
Church
First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids
35 min walk • First Protestant Reformed Church is Reformed congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This was the first and founding congregation of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America.
0.7 miNW
Colonial revival architecture
Mathias J. Alten House and Studio, Grand Rapids
18 min walk • The Mathias J. Alten House and Studio is a single-family home located at 1593 East Fulton Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was owned and lived in by Mathias Alten, a German-American impressionist painter, from 1914 until his death in 1938.
0.6 miSE
Yacht club, Sailing, Nightlife
Grand Rapids Yacht Club, Grand Rapids
17 min walk • The Grand Rapids Yacht Club is a yacht club located on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was established in 1931 by R. Wallace Hook on his lakeshore property on the south shore of the lake.
1.3 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Shingle style architecture
Third Reformed Church, Grand Rapids
33 min walk • Third Reformed Church is a historic church at 1009 Hermitage St. SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was built in 1875 and added to the National Register in 1982. As of 2019, the church was being rehabilitated into a neighborhood arts center.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fisk Lake?

Nearby attractions include Aquinas College, Grand Rapids (11 min walk), Eastown, Grand Rapids (15 min walk), Grand Rapids Yacht Club, Grand Rapids (17 min walk), Mathias J. Alten House and Studio, Grand Rapids (18 min walk).