This old forgotten cemetery sits up on a hill not far from the parking lot for the Hamlin Lake beach in Ludington State Park. Long before the area was a state park it had a sawmill town called Hamlin. It was founded in 1852 by lumberman Charles Mears. He built a wooden dam on the
At the end of WWII and the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs, the world was forever changed ushering in the Cold War. You probably know that the Manhatten project’s mission was to create the first nuclear weapons. But you probably did not know that it started with a clandestine meeting on the
Congratulations to Tahquamenon Falls State Park for winning the 2016 March Madness Poll. It’s one of my favorite places in Michigan. Thank you to everyone that voted. I love the state parks in Michigan they have so much to offer and affordable to visit. After thousands of votes cast, we are down to the final
Time for the Final Four parks left in this year March Madness Polls. All four parks are beautiful and it’s really hard to pick a favorite. I love them all, but pic from each pair to see what two parks go on to the final round. This round of polls end Wednesday night March 23rd. I hope
Now we are down to the Top 8 State Parks. and there are some really fantastic parks that made it to this round. We lost some equally wonderful parks. Last years winner, Tawas Point State Park, knocked off 2014 winner Ludington State Park in their head to head matchup. Vote for your favorite in this week matchups to
Now its time for the Sweet 16 round and there are a lot of wonderful State Parks on the list. It will be really hard to chose between them, but it will be fun to see which ones get to move onto the next round Sunday March 13th. you can see the first round of
Time for my annual Michigan State Parks March Madness Poll to see what your favorite State Park in Michigan is. I took the list of Parks and Recreational Areas and sorted the list randomly using Random.org. I then broke them up into 16 groups. Pic your favorite from each group and then next week the winners from
I was camping and the nice people camping next to me said hi, and we got to talking, I told them I take pics of Michigan, and they asked me if I had been to the “secret bunker”. What secret bunker? And they told me of this concrete bunker in the Rifle River Recreation area
Congrats to Tawas Point State Park for winning the 2015 State Park March Madness poll We started with all the places you can visit with you recreation passport, and now we are down to the final 2 parks. They are in the same region of the state, Both are fantastic parks, and this will be
We are down to the final four Michigan State Parks after starting with over 100 parks to choose from the four parks left in the competitions will be really though to chose between them, it’s like picking your favorite child. I have been to all of them and they are all exceptional parks. Vote for