Help form “Friends of Watkins Lake State Park”

Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve. Photo credit: Tamara Denby

by Sara Swanson

Watkins Lake State Park, Michigan’s 103rd state park co-owned with Washtenaw County Parks, and located partially in Manchester Township, has been open to the public since 2016. From its inception, there has been discussion around forming a friends group. Now, 9 years later, that is happening! A Friends of Watkins State Park group is forming and having their launch meeting on Monday, June 2, from 6:30pm to 8pm at Hayes State Park. Hayes State Park is 10min directly south of Watkins Lake on Wamplers Lake Road. The meeting will be in the lake pavilion, accessed from the west entrance. Help protect, steward, and advocate for this special place.

Questions? Email friends@watkinslake.online.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.