Editing Paw Paw Lake, Michigan (section)

==History==
[[File:Rose Inn and Rose Cottages -- Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma, Mich (90754).jpg|thumb|Postcard from the area, from the 1930s or 1940s]]
The area which became the CDP was the site of a tourist area in the early 20th century. An 1894 [[Chicago]] newspaper article was the catalyst in making the shore a resort area, and a rail line extension from nearby [[Coloma, Michigan|Coloma]] in 1896 started the building boom. Pavilions, hotels, and cottages soon followed, with nationally known acts performing at the pavilions. Most of these buildings no longer exist.<ref name=directory>{{cite web |url=http://www.swmidirectory.org/History_of_Paw_Paw_Lake.html |title=The History of Paw Paw Lake: THE Resort Destination |access-date=2008-10-07 |work=Southwest Michigan Business & Tourism Directory }}</ref><ref name=Rasmussen>{{cite book |url=http://www.swmichiganstore.com/Coloma.html |title=A History of Little Paw Paw Lake and Deer Forest, Michigan |last=Rasmussen |first=Roderick L. |year=1999 |publisher=Southwest Michigan Publications |location=[[Coloma, Michigan]] |isbn=0-9640093-4-X }}</ref>

===Deer Forest===
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The nearby Deer Forest animal park in Coloma Township opened at the end of the heyday of the resort area.<ref name=directory/><ref name=Rasmussen/> Though many of its assets were auctioned off on September 26, 2009,<ref>"[http://www.directauction.com/deerforest.html Auction of Real Estate and Children's Amusement Park!]". ''Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.'' Retrieved 2009-09-15.</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Lersten |title=No bidders for Deer Forest |url=http://www.theh-p.com/articles/2009/09/27/local_news/869203.txt |work=[[The Herald-Palladium]] |url-access=subscription|date=2009-09-27 |access-date=2009-09-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Gabrielle |last=Russon |title=Fate uncertain for Coloma's Deer Forest |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/09/fate_uncertain_for_colomas_dee.html |work=[[Kalamazoo Gazette]] |date=2009-09-26 |access-date=2009-09-27 }}</ref> the park continued to operate through the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lou |last=Mumford |title=Deer Forest Park tries to recover from hard times and controversies |url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/deer-forest-park-tries-to-recover-from-hard-times-and/article_2a990292-f3a6-11e3-a9c9-001a4bcf6878.html |work=[[South Bend Tribune]] |date=2014-06-14 |access-date=2014-06-14 }}</ref> It closed permanently at the end of that season<ref>{{cite news |first=Louise |last=Wrege |title=Homes found for most Deer Forest animals |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/local/homes-found-for-most-deer-forest-animals/article_942892b4-262b-56d4-a319-3ac742946ec5.html |work=The Herald-Palladium|url-access=subscription |date=2014-12-27 |access-date=2014-12-27 }}</ref> and animals were dispersed to various other locations.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kelli |last=Stopczynski |title=Former Deer Forest Operators Miss $13k Court Ordered Payment |url=http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/former-deer-forest-operators-miss-13k-court-ordered-payment/28157050 |publisher=[[WSBT-TV]] |date=2014-09-19 |access-date=2014-09-20 }}</ref> The property itself was auctioned off on June 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rosemary |last=Parker |title=Deer Forest, once popular family attraction in Coloma, goes on the block |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/06/deer_forest_land_in_coloma_bei.html |work=Kalamazoo Gazette |date=2015-06-22 |access-date=2015-07-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rosemary |last=Parker |title=Deer Forest auction draws high bid of $150,000 |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/06/deer_forest_auction_draws_high.html |work=Kalamazoo Gazette |date=2015-06-30 |access-date=2015-07-14 }}</ref> It was auctioned again in 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=25 Acre Parcel at 6800 Indian Lane, Coloma, Michigan|url=https://www.ricklevin.com/lots/1371|publisher=Rick Levin & Associates, Inc|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Juliana|last=Knot|title=Deer Forest park to go up for auction|url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/coloma/deer-forest-park-to-go-up-for-auction/article_637a048c-4180-57df-8030-520079ecc1f2.html|url-access=subscription|work=The Herald-Palladium|date=2021-09-21|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> and sold in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news|first=Juliana|last=Knot|title=Deer Forest park sells for $550,000|url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/coloma/deer-forest-park-sells-for-550-000/article_f0ae99a3-aaf7-5948-828b-1c8e85c52972.html|url-access=subscription|work=The Herald-Palladium|date=2022-04-27|access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref>