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Fall seems like a long ways off but we are coming up on the 6 month window to make reservations. The list of state parks announcing their dates for Fall Harvest festivals is growing. You can see the list in the DNR website HERE P.S. sorry I have not posted much lately, I am in the
Sometimes it gets frustrating making reservation on the website. Either the site you want is not available or the website is not working correctly. It is still way better than the old way of making reservations. I have been camping since the 80’s and I remember to make reservations you would mail a check to Lansing
In 1898, Sam Crawford purchased fifty-three thousand acres of stumpland around Menominee and began logging operations on the hemlock growing among the pine stumps. Five hundred of these acres were was still virgin timber, and Crawford intentionally preserved it. John Walter Wells, part owner of the Bird-Wells Lumber Company, later purchase this land. Wells died
I took this photo last summer. It’s the boardwalk leading to the beach in Young State Park. Here it is January 2019 and one of the coldest days of the year and I am making plans for this summer. It is always surreal during the winter because I make my State Park reservations six months in advance. I think
At the end of WWII and the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs, the world was forever changed ushering in the Cold War. You probably know the Manhatten project’s mission was to create the first nuclear weapons. But you probably did not know that it started with a clandestine meeting on the beach at Otsego Lake State Park. Dr.
At only 36 acres Wilson is one of the smallest parks in the system but it has a lot of history. The land along the western shoreline of Budd Lake for the state park was donated to the city of Harrison in 1900, then transferred to the state in 1922. The park was originally the site
The Michigan State Parks began in 1919 after the passage of Public Act 218, which created the Michigan State Park Commission to acquire lands for state parks. After a couple of years, the state acquired land donated by lumber barons or became the property of the state because of delinquent taxes. The state also purchased property for public use
It’s been a busy summer since I visited 46 different state parks. I took pics of all the bathrooms, beaches, playground, stores or anything I thought would be of interest. The trailer is winterized and ready to go into hibernation. This winter I plan on going through all my notes an pics and writing up
Many state parks in Michigan offer camping all year long. Most of them are limited in the amenities during the winter season. Most of them close the modern bathroom facilities and only have pit toilets in the winter. There is also limited water and electricity. Each park is different so if you plan on camping in the
