Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County, Michigan. The lake was named after John Mullett, who worked with William A. Burt to conduct a government survey of the area from 1840 to 1843. A nearby lake was named after Burt. In the past, Mullett Lake was written as Mullet Lake, Mullet's Lake, and Mullett's Lake on maps and documents.
Description of lake
Major rivers that flow into the lake include the Indian River, which connects to nearby Burt Lake, the Pigeon River, the Little Pigeon River, and Mullett Creek. The Cheboygan River flows out of the northeast end of the lake.
The lake is part of the Inland Waterway, a route that allows boats to travel 38 miles (61 kilometers) from Crooked Lake and Round Lake near the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan across the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula to Cheboygan on Lake Huron.
The Inland Waterway was originally a Native American trade route that later became a path for small steamers and modern recreational boats.
Interstate 75 runs to the west of the lake, with two junctions near the south end of the lake at the unincorporated community of Indian River. M-27 follows the northern shore of the lake through the unincorporated communities of Mullett Lake and Topinabee, while M-33, which runs north to south, passes along part of the eastern shore through the community of Aloha.
Mullett Lake is a great place for fishing, with large populations of fish species such as brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, splake, smelt, northern pike, muskellunge, yellow perch, walleye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, and lake sturgeon. The lake is especially known for its lake sturgeon, including the state record specimen, which was caught in these waters.
In the census-designated place of Mullett Lake, located on the north end of Mullett Lake, there is a historic former Michigan Central passenger train station. The station is located at the end of Polish Line Road and includes about 200 feet (61 meters) of lakefront property. It was purchased in 1950 by an old railroad employee after the railroad closed and was converted into a family home. The station, nicknamed the "Old Depot," was once the main connection between Detroit and Mackinaw City. The former railroad track is now part of the North Central State Trail.