Carp Lake, MI

Carp Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 356 residents. Carp Lake is located within Carp Lake Township. Carp Lake was founded by Octave Terrian and later became a station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in 1880. That mix gives Carp Lake a clear local shape within Michigan, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Carp Lake is located in northeastern Emmet County, surrounding Lake Paradise, historically known as "Carp Lake". The community is in the eastern part of Carp Lake Township.