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2022 Huron County Park Dates and Events

Here are the dates for 2022 events at the campgrounds: December 1, 2021 – Reservations open for 2022 season April 15, 2022 to May 26, 2022 at Caseville off-season Daily Discount: $5 off May 1, 2022 to May 26, 2022 at non-Caseville Parks – Off Season Daily Discount: $5 off April 15, 2022: Caseville County …

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Grant Received for Lighthouse Park Improvements

As reported by the Huron County View, “A grant the Huron County Road Commission began seeking back in March has officially been secured.” The article explains that the Grant is from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and will be used for improvements at Lighthouse County Park, including adding a “playscape and recreation area for …

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2021 Huron County Park Dates and Events

The time to make your 2021 reservations is fast approaching. To aid you in booking your stay, here are the dates for 2021 events at the campgrounds: November 2, 2020 – Cheeseburger reservations open (32 night minimum) November 9, 2020 – Cheeseburger reservations open (26 night minimum) November 16, 2020 – Cheeseburger reservations open (18 …

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Looking Back: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Michigan: Part 3

One hundred and two years ago, in Grand Rapids, Michigan there was a difference. An important difference in its experience with the influenza pandemic that had begun to sneak up on the cities of America. This difference was the fact that the first case of the flu was Arthur H. Vandenberg, the publisher and editor …

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Looking Back: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Michigan: Part 2

On a world wide view, the flu pandemic of 1918 had 500 million cases, fully one-third of the people in the world. Today’s equivalent would be around 2 billion. 50 million sufferers died from the pandemic, 650,000 in the U.S. Sad to say, we may approach such numbers in 2020. Fewer American servicemen died in …

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Looking Back: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Michigan Part 1

This current time of pandemic, uncertainty, isolating, wearing masks and hospitals filling up seems like it has never happened before. But, it has. Michigan has gone through times like this before and come out the other side. A hundred and three years ago, in 1917, people died mostly from heart disease, strokes or cancer, just …

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Parks re-opening June 22! All campers offered chance to cancel

First of all, we are pleased to confirm that, as of today, camping is going to be available beginning June 22nd. We want to assure you that all Huron County Parks campgrounds will be strictly following protocols currently published by the CDC and the State of Michigan, including attendants in the bathrooms and other measures …

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Coronavirus Updates from Huron County Parks

The current pandemic has affected us all in many different ways. Any outlet for activity outside of where we’ve been for two months is important. Camping is a wonderful opportunity to practice both social distancing and isolation while enjoying the beauty of nature. With this in mind, the Huron County Road Commissioners acting as the …

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Momentous Moments of Michigan History, Part Three of Three

Concluding our three part series of Michigan History, we are picking up where we left off in the mid-1950s to today. Find out more below. 1957– Detroit Lions win their 4th (and most recent) NFL Championship, defeating Cleveland Browns 59-14 at Briggs Stadium. 1957 – Fort Wayne, Indiana Pistons NBA team moves to Detroit. 1957 …

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Momentous Moments of Michigan History, Part Two of Three

Continuing our three part series of Michigan History, we are picking up where we left off in the mid-1800s into the mid-1900s. Find out more below. 1847 – The two houses of the Michigan legislature move the state capital to Lansing. 1854 – In Jackson, a new national political party has its first meeting. It …

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Notice of Public Meeting

Board of County Roads Commissioners of Huron County The Huron County Road Commission acting as the Huron County Parks Trustees will hold a public hearing on March 4, 2020, at 8:30 am at the Huron County Road Commission Office, 417 S. Hanselman Street, Bad Axe Michigan, to seek community input regarding a proposed Michigan Land …

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Momentous Moments of Michigan History, Part One of Three

As part of a three part series, here are some monumental moments of Michigan’s rich history. c. 400 BC to 1615: Michigan’s first residents who left records in bark scrolls, and whose descendents are still living in the area are the Ojibwa, Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes of Native Americans. 1668 – Jesuit Fathers Jacques Marquette …

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