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There are six hiking trails, and one for horseback riding, with horse rentals available. One of the hiking trails, Harrison Trace Trail, is paved, making it available for bikers and in-line skating. The longest of the trails is the Lawrence Creek Trail, which is a 4.2-mile (6.8 km), single-track trail for mountain biking and walking. [14]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources lists the park among thirteen state parks established in 1920 following creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission in 1919. [2] Land for the park was donated to the city of Harrison in 1900 by a lumber company, then transferred to the state in 1922. The state park was dedicated in 1927. [3]
Map of the pre-statehood Indian trails. The first major overland transportation corridors in the future state of Michigan were the Indian trails. [9] Only one of these followed part of the path of US 27; the Mackinac Trail roughy paralleled the route of US 27 from Grayling north. [10]
[6] Calhoun's plan included the then-ongoing improvement of Hull's Trace from Detroit to Fort Meigs. [4] [6] The trace was renamed the "Great Military Road". [4] Major General Alexander Macomb was tasked with the work on the roadway. Around 150–200 soldiers worked to improve the roadway, and 1819 it was in a usable state.
Conotton Creek Trail, Harrison County; County Line Trail, Wayne County; Freedom Trail, Summit County [54] Galena Brick Trail, Delaware County [55] Genoa Township Trail, Delaware County [56] Greenway Corridor / Maple Highlands Trail, [57] Lake and Geauga Counties (tandem) Heart of Ohio Trail, Knox County [58] Hockhocking Adena Bikeway, Athens County
The park is located in the city of Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on February 18, 1956 [3] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1982. [1] The house at 1403 East Elm Avenue was added to the National Register listing in 2019. [2]
The St. Joseph Indian Trail connected with the Great Trail, from Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic Seaboard to the Mississippi River and the Plains States to the west. The Great Trail connected with Michigan trails from Toledo to Detroit, and up to Lake Huron. [4] The trails were used by fur traders, explorers, and missionaries to travel into the ...
Harrison is a city in and county seat of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] The population was 2,150 at the 2020 census. The community was settled as early as 1877 and was named after William Henry Harrison. [5] Harrison is near the junction of US 127 and M-61. US 127 bypasses the city to the east, while Bus.