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Kitch-iti-kipi viewing raft. A self-operated observation raft guides park visitors to vantage points overlooking the underwater features. [4] [2] This raft is on a cable that is pulled across the spring pool by park visitors or by a park employee. There are viewing windows where visitors can see the fast-flowing spring.
Location: Upper Peninsula, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States Nearest city: Manistique, Michigan: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 388 acres (157 ha): Elevation: 620 feet (190 m) [1]: Established: 1929 [2]: Administered by: Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Designation: Michigan state park: Named for: Palms and Book Land Company [3]: Website: Official website: Palms Book State Park is a ...
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 ...
The most popular Michigan state park or recreation area campground during the last fiscal year, which ran Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, was Ludington State Park in Ludington. It had 47,265 ...
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 ...
The park was created in 1925 by Huron County; it became a state park in 1927. The Civilian Conservation Corps was active in the park in the 1940s, building the park's Outdoor Center. In 1944, the park was renamed to honor former Michigan Governor Albert E. Sleeper, who signed the legislation authorizing the state park system. [2] Economic analysis
Wilderness State Park and Waterloo State Recreation Area have the most popular campsites by occupancy rates and nights occupied. Most popular campsites at Michigan state parks, recreation areas ...
Port Crescent State Park is a public recreation area on Lake Huron five miles (8.0 km) southwest of Port Austin in Huron County at the tip of The Thumb of Michigan. [2] The state park covers 640 acres (260 ha) along state route M-25 in Hume Township. The park occupies the site of Port Crescent, a ghost town which once stood at the mouth of the ...