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Interlochen State Park

Park in Michigan, USA

Summary

Park in Michigan, USA

Field	Value
name	Interlochen State Park
photo	Camping at Interlochen State Park.jpg
photo_caption	Camping at Interlochen State Park
photo_width	280
photo_alt	Campsite
map	USA Michigan#USA
map_caption	Location in Michigan
map_width	280
relief	1
location	Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
nearest_city	Traverse City, Michigan
coordinates
elevation	837 ft
area	187 acre
designation	Michigan state park
established	1919 (purchased in 1917)
administrator	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
website

Interlochen State Park is a public recreation area covering 187 acre on the isthmus between Green Lake and Duck Lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The park offers swimming, year-round fishing, picnicking, camping, and boat launches.

History

Interlochen State Park, originally called Pine Park, was established in 1917 when the Michigan Legislature paid $60,000 for the land, making it the State of Michigan's first officially recognized state park. It was created to preserve for future generations the virgin pine stand (Pinus strobus). It is one of the few easily reached places in Michigan where old-growth (pre-European settlement) red pine can be found.

In 1928, the National Music Camp, Interlochen Center for the Arts was established on the property adjoining the northern boundary of the park.

Notes

References

{{cite gnis. 629054. Duck Lake
"Interlochen State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
"Interlochen State Park Slideshow". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
"When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
"Hartwick Pines State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Michigan Public Domain Commission (1919). [https://books.google.com/books?id=WQgWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68 ''Biennial Report of the Public Domain Commission''], pp. 43, 68-69. Fort Wayne Printing Company.
Dickmann, Donald I., & Leefers, Larry A. (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=DZrOpfZSA3IC&pg=PA101 ''The Forests of Michigan''], p. 101. The University of Michigan Press.

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