Gull Lake is a 2,030-acre glacial lake located about 11 miles from Kalamazoo in southwestern Michigan. It is about five miles long and only one mile wide. It has an 18.5-mile long shoreline that is quite populated, and most of the families are year-round residents. Gull Lake became a summer getaway for wealthy families in the late 1800s. The lake’s superb water quality is still attracting visitors who share Gull Lake with residents for fishing, water skiing, boating, canoeing, sailing, swimming, and even scuba diving. In the winter, ice skating, ice fishing, ice boating, and ice golf are common activities. There are two points for public access. Prairieville Township Park, located on the north shore, provides a boat launch ramp that can fit 70 boat trailers. A much smaller boat access on the northeast shore is located on Baseline Road. There are two marinas and a golf course on the Gull Lake shoreline. The Kellogg Biological Station and Bird Sanctuary are located on the eastern shore, both owned by Michigan State University.

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