Introducing my new State Park Handbook. I have been working on this book for almost a year. I visited all the parks with a modern campground in the northern half of the Lower Peninsula and photographed the bathroom buildings, beaches and other things of interest. I always wanted a book that would tell me the
This round of voting is closed, you can vote for the final four HERE The sweet 16 polls have finished and we are on to the top 8 round. Did your favorite make it into the next round? You can see the results of the sweet 16 round HERE. Lots of fantastic parks in
Michigans State Parks not only have some of the states most scenic natural beauty but they are also home to some historic buildings. Many of those buildings are lighthouses that have guided captains and their ships for decades. The Leelanau State Park at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula stands the Grand Traverse Lighthouse guiding
In the late 1887s, George Hart cleared the land where the park is now and planted an apple orchard, which gave the park its name. The orchard sat on a high bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. By 1892 Hart had built a boardwalk and theater to attract more tourists. With its growing popularitey, A trolley line
This round of polls are closed, you can vote for the top 8 Here The first round of polls has finished and we are on to the Sweet 16 round. Did your favorite make it into the next round? you can see the results of round 1 HERE. It is going to be hard to
2019 marks the 100th year the state authorized the Michigan State Parks. To Celebrate many parks have special centennial celebrations or events with special centennial activities. Believe it or not, there are some events starting in Mid-March and in April. You can see the current list HERE Be sure to check back later this spring
Emma Genevieve Gillette was born in Lansing on May 19, 1898 and attended Michigan Agricultural College which became Michigan State University. The Superintendent of Parks P.J. Hoffmaster asked Gillette to scout the state for areas of land having Potential to be a state park. Beginning in 1924, she helped locate and raise public support and
Near the shores of Lake Huron in Hoeft State Park is a pleasant little house that is available for visitors to rent. This is no ordinary house since it is a historic Sears mail-order kit house. Built by park rangers and the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1929, it was erected on the road the leads
This round of polls are closed you can vote in the next round HERE I thought it would be fun to find out what everyones favorite Michigan State Park is in this unofficial March Madness style poll. I took the list of state parks, recreations areas and scenic sites from the DNR list and grouped
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