Highland Recreation Area Hike with Local Sierra Club Crossroads Group

1 PM, Saturday, July 25, 2015

Highland Recreation Area, 5200 Highland Rd., White Lake, MI 48383

Annual or daily Michigan State Parks pass (or passport pass) required for entry to the park

Join members of the Crossroads Group at the Goose Meadows Picnic Area parking lot at the Highland State Recreation Area for a hike of 2 to 5 miles around Haven Hill Lake.

This area was the former country retreat of Edsel and Eleanor Ford in the 1920/30s. The artificial Haven Hill Lake and grounds surrounding the nature center were designed by noted Landscape Architect, Jens Jensen. We also will explore the Haven Hill Natural Area, which has all of southern Michigan’s principal forest types within one small area, including cedar, beech-maple, oak-hickory, mixed hardwood, and swamp forest of tamarack. The area has remained largely undisturbed for the past 75 years and has retained its natural character as well as some unusual flora and fauna.

The outing is free and open to members and non-members.

For more information, call John Wilson at 734-355-3822 or email crossroadsoutings@michigan.sierrraclub.org.

For updates and late changes due to weather, see our website http://sierraclub.org/michigan/crossroads

Schedule of outings also available on meetup.com http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Crossroads-Group/