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Ford Lake is a recreational site for boating, personal watercraft, canoeing/kayaking, and fishing. Portions of the Border-to-Border Trail run along Ford Lake and are popular among bicyclists. [7] There are four public lakeshore parks within Ypsilanti Township: Ford Lake Park, Huron River Park, Loonfeather Point Park, and North Bay Park.
The dam was constructed in 1931–1932 and created the Ford Lake reservoir at 975 acres (395 ha). [3] The Ford Lake Dam is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) downstream from the Peninsular Paper Dam and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) upstream from the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse. The dam is approximately 36 miles (58 km) from the Huron River's mouth at Lake Erie. [2]
Ford Motor Company is also known for damming the Huron River to generate hydroelectric power which created Ypsilanti's Ford Lake. Ypsilanti is conveniently located on the intersection of US Highway 23 (North-South) and Interstate 94 (East-West), and is a short 15 to 20 minute drive to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW).
Planning for a non-motorized trail along the Huron River began in the 1980s, with a City of Ann Arbor study for a "Huron River Greenway." [4] The Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission took over the project in the late 1990s, and by 2001, the Border-to-Border Trail was envisioned as a 35-mile (56 km) trail from Hudson Mills Metropark to Ford Lake.
Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 55,670 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The city of Ypsilanti is mostly surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously.
2700 Canton St then moved in 1925 to 5200 E. Grand Ave. near Fair Park Ford Model T Ford Model A 1932 Ford Ford Model 48 1937 Ford 1941 Ford Ford GPW 1949 Ford 1952 Ford 1955 Ford 1957 Ford Ford F-Series: Assembly stopped February 1933 but resumed in 1934. Ford continued to use 2700 Canton St. for display and storage until 1939.
President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.
Eagle Crest Golf Resort In Ypsilanti Michigan. The resort is 137 acres located adjacent to Ford Lake. The resort is just off Interstate 94 in Ypsilanti. The facility was built in 1989 and is designed by Karl V. Litten. The facility is broken down into three parts hotel, conference center and a golf course.