Enjoy back-road cruise to Detroit Lake and beyond

There are plenty of boating options at Detroit Lake, and the fishing offers plenty of variety.LINDA SEXTON/PHOTO

Another beautiful road trip through the back roads of Linn and Marion County to Detroit Lake/reservoir. 

Detroit Lake is formed by Detroit Reservoir Dam. The lake has a shoreline of 32-plus miles. It is in sheer forest covered canyon walls – a beautiful setting in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The lake is formed by two rivers,…