03/06/2007

MSHP Awarded Grant for Mill Creek Trail

Mackinaw City, Mich. – The trail system at Historic Mill Creek will benefit from a $57,475 grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Recreational Trails Program. The funds are earmarked to support the resurfacing of the park’s east nature trail with ADA-approved hard-pack material. The grant will also be applied to the construction of four boardwalks to span ravines and low, wet areas.

Two seasonal park personnel will be hired to perform these job tasks, set to begin in fall 2007. The 10-foot wide trail is used year-round for non-motorized recreational purposes.

Mackinac State Historic Parks is a family of living history museums and nature parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac and is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites – which are accredited by the American Association of Museums – include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek, and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. Visitor Information is available at 231-436-4100 or on the web at www.MackinacParks.com.