 renovated Hartwick Pines Visitor Center (photo from Hartwick Pines) |
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Hartwick Pines Visitor Center, Crawford County, Michigan, is reopening this weekend, January 17-18. Phase 1 of the renovation is complete, and normal winter hours will resume. The Visitor Center will be open Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-4pm through April 30. The center will close again in May to finalize these improvements. Visitors can still access the park using the lower parking lot, with additional parking available at the Logging Museum and day-use area.
The restrooms are open on the weekends and snowshoes are available to borrow.
Phase 1 included major renovations like a new roof, exterior paint, accessible doors, and new carpeting. The former auditorium has been converted into a larger classroom space to better support all our workshop and activity needs. Phase 2 will begin soon, focusing on updates to the exhibit area and displays.
These improvements, among others, are supported by a proposed $3.25 million in federal relief funding from Gov. Whitmer's Building Michigan Together Plan- the American Rescue Plan Act.
Hartwick Pines State Park, located in Grayling, is named for its 49 acres of majestic, old-growth pine forest - some of the last remaining in the state. One of the largest state parks in the Lower Peninsula, Hartwick Pines features rolling hills overlooking the valley of the East Branch of the AuSable River, a handful of spring-fed lakes and unique timber lands.
The 9,335-acre park is home to a modern campground, two undeveloped boating access sites, a rustic cabin, picnic areas and 21 miles of trails, including the accessible, 1.25-mile, paved Old Growth Forest Trail. The park is a destination for hiking, paddling, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hunting, fishing and birding.
The American Rescue Plan Act funded numerous upgrade and maintenance projects in Michigan over the past two years.
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