Lake Gogebic State Park is a 360-acre public recreation area on the western shore of Lake Gogebic, the largest inland lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Gogebic County first bought land for the site in 1926, then gave it to the State of Michigan, with additional acreage donated by E. J. Stickley and W. Bonafas before the park opened in 1930. Evidence of earlier activity emerged in 1962, when gravestones dated 1822 and 1824 were found and are thought to mark graves of fur traders or others involved with Native Americans. Today the park offers beachfront access, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, and a nature trail through Ottawa National Forest.