Spider Lake is located in East Bay Township in Grand Traverse County. This Michigan consists of 459 acres of surface waters with reported depths of up to 13 feet.

Spider Lake is adjacent to several other Michigan lakes including Bass Lake, Rennie Lake (242 acres), Spring Lake (23 acres), George Lake (23 acres), Arbutus Lake (395 acres), Indian Lake (57 acres), Tibbets Lake (33 acres) and High Lake (47 acres).

Olson's Resort, Spider Lake, Traverse City, Michigan           August 5, 1933 “Dear Girls, We arrived here at 11:00 today. Fine lake, have taken a cottage for two days. This is further north than we planned. Fine trip, hope you are having a good time. Charlotte”

Wilson's Landing on Spider Lake, Traverse City, Michigan         Dear Sandra, We are here for today and tomorrow. Then Daid wants to move on from here and head further north. Love Mother