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Pokagon State Park was created in 1925. Through fundraising efforts, the citizens of the county purchased the first 580 acres (2.3 km 2 ), much of it farmland, on the shores of Lake James. The county citizens donated this land to the Department of Conservation, State of Indiana, which added two additional parcels the following year, bringing ...
Pokagon State Park, originally named Lake James State Park when it was proposed in 1925, is located by the lake. [65] As of 2003, the park's forest consists of sugar and red maple trees, and has an average density of 155 trees per 1 acre (0.40 ha). The park has its own swamps and marshes - many are spring-fed. [66]
2006-08-20 18:17 MrHarman 1673×887 (208523 bytes) Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park, in Indiana, looking north from Lake James. This photo only shows the original Inn. A new section, completed in the 1990s, can be glimpsed to the right (the east).
The First Skate with the River City Rovers is at 10:25 a.m. Reindeer will be at the park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids get free face painting from noon to 2 p.m. Meet Spark, Santa’s elves and ...
The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park ...
The Huron–Clinton Metroparks system is a regional park system in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan.The park system includes 13 parks totaling more than 24,000 acres (97 km 2) arranged along the Huron River and Clinton River forming a partial ring around the metro area.
The William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor (formerly named Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor) is a public recreation area located on the Detroit River just east of downtown Detroit, Michigan, on a portion of the city's International Riverfront. The state park's 31 acres (13 ha) include wetlands, paved trails, and a 52-slip harbor of ...
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