Interlochen State Park is a public recreation area covering between
Green Lake and Duck Lake in
Grand Traverse County,
Michigan
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. It was the
State of Michigan
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's first officially recognized
state park
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. It was established by the
Michigan Legislature in 1917; $60,000 was paid for the land.
[ Originally named Pine Park, the park was created to preserve for ]future generations
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the virgin pine ''(Pinus strobus
''Pinus strobus'', commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland, Canada west through the Great Lake ...
)'' stand.[ It is one of the few easily reached places in Michigan where ]old-growth
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(pre-European
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settlement) red pine
''Pinus resinosa'', known as red pine (also Norway pine in Minnesota), is a pine native to North America.
Description
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can be found.[
In 1928, the ]National Music Camp
Interlochen Center for the Arts is a non-profit corporation which operates arts education institutions and performance venues in northwest Michigan. It is situated on a campus in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly southwest of Traverse City.
In ...
was established on the property adjoining the northern boundary of the park. It is located next to the Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts is a non-profit corporation which operates arts education institutions and performance venues in northwest Michigan. It is situated on a campus in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly southwest of Traverse City.
In ...
.[
Also popular at Interlochen State Park is the Three Discipline ]Triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...
Event hosted each July.
Activities and amenities
The park offers swimming, playground, year-round fishing, picnicking, camping, and three boat launches.[
]
See also
*Hartwick Pines State Park
Hartwick Pines State Park is a public recreation area covering in Crawford County near Grayling and Interstate 75 on the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The state park contains an old-growth forest of white pines and red pi ...
for the other stand of virgin eastern white pine
''Pinus strobus'', commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland, Canada west through the Great Lakes ...
in the Lower Peninsula
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the larger, southern and less elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; the other being the Upper Peninsula, which is separated by the S ...
.
References
External links
Interlochen State Park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Interlochen State Park Map
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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State parks of Michigan
Protected areas of Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Protected areas established in 1919
1919 establishments in Michigan
IUCN Category III