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Stony Creek Lake is a man-made lake built by damming Stony Creek, a tributary of the Clinton River. Stony Creek drains 72 square miles (116 km 2) of northern Oakland County and the lake formed from the dams covers 500 acres (2.0 km 2). Stony Creek Metropark is situated on a moraine which makes for varied landscape. The park has forests, hills ...
Huron-Clinton Metropark Logo. 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.
In 1823, Lemuel Taylor moved from New York state to settle on a 400-acre parcel of land at this location on Stony Creek. He built a dam and gristmill, which opened in 1824 and provided a base for a small community. By 1825, the village had a blacksmith, distillery, store, and post office. A hotel was built in the 1830s.
Stony Creek Metropark, predominantly located in Washington Township, and Oakland County; a small portion of the park extends into Shelby Charter Township. The park includes two beaches, golf courses, a nature center, a boat launch, picnic areas, basketball courts, a zip-line park (Closed in 2018) and more.
Huron Meadows Metropark is a park in the Huron-Clinton system of metro parks. The park covers 1,576 acres (6.38 km 2 ) along the Huron River . It has a regulation golf course, hike-bike trails and self-guided nature trails.
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Stony Creek Metropark Nature Center: Shelby: Macomb: Southeastern Michigan: 4,461-acre park with over 8 miles of trails, nature center features live displays, snakes, turtles and fish Stubnitz Environmental Education Center: Adrian: Lenawee: Southeastern Michigan: website, operated by the Lenawee Intermediate School District, located in ...
Anchor Bay is a freshwater bay forming the northern region of Lake St. Clair in the U.S. state of Michigan.It generally encompasses the waters north of a line between Huron Point (part of the Lake St. Clair Metro Park Beach, not to be confused with Port Huron) and the Middle Channel of the St. Clair River (which enters Lake St. Clair between Dickinson Island and Harsens Island).