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Interlochen State Park was purchased by the Michigan Legislature in 1917 and was the first public park to be transferred to the Michigan State Park Commission in 1920. Because Mackinac Island State Park was a federal gift with its own commission and jurisdiction, for those reasons some choose to not consider it the first state park even though ...
Geneva State Park is a 698-acre (282 ha) public recreation area located on the shore of Lake Erie in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.Park activities include hiking, camping, fishing, boating, canoeing and swimming, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and ice fishing.
The city and Wayne County each also operate boat launches. The city of Trenton launch is located in Rotary Park, while the Wayne County launch is located at the south end of Elizabeth Park. Along the Detroit River, Elizabeth Park, operated by Wayne County, is a popular destination for picnic-goers, fishermen, and boaters.
Elizabeth Park) is an artificial island within the city of The island is located on the western shores of the Trenton Channel and sits at an elevation of 591 feet (180 m) above sea level. [ 15 ] Once connected to the mainland, it was set off by the construction of a canal by landowner Giles Bryan Slocum in the mid-nineteenth century. [ 16 ]
Lake Erie Metropark is a park in the Huron-Clinton system of metro parks. The park is a 1,607-acre (6.50 km 2) recreational facility located between the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie to the south and the City of Gibraltar to the north, and consists of natural marshes and ponds, hike and bike trails, nature trails, a marina, and a boat launch.
Belleville Lake is a popular recreational site for boating, personal watercraft, canoeing/kayaking, and fishing. There are several lakefront parks, including Doane's Landing, French Landing Park, Horizon Park, and Van Buren Park. [12] [13] The Michigan Department of Natural Resources operates two public boat launches along the lake. The ...
Elizabeth Park is a county-owned public park in southeast Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The park is located in the city of Trenton along West Jefferson Avenue and the Detroit River just north of the Wayne County Bridge leading to Grosse Ile. Under private ownership until it was given to the county in 1919, Elizabeth Park is ...
Rockport State Recreation Area is a 4,237-acre (17.15 km 2) state park located along the shore of Lake Huron in Alpena and Presque Isle counties in the state of Michigan, United States. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and was established in 2012. The park contains limestone formations and an old limestone quarry.