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June 17th, 2008
@ 6:30 PM Location: Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, 3.5 miles Southeast of Mackinaw City on US-23
The grand opening celebration of Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park.
Soar through the realms of time at Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park. Smell the sawdust as millwrights saw lumber by hand and by water. Hear the rush of Mill Creek falling onto a flutter wheel, powering an authentic 1790s sawmill. Then soar over Mill Creek on the Eagle’s Flight Zip Line, and try to spot the trout hiding in the water below. Get a Red-Tailed Hawk’s eye view of the forest as you walk along the Forest Canopy Bridge. Hear a squirrel’s chattering territorial calls. Time doesn’t stand still at Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park. It soars, so grab a zip line and explore.
Costumed, historic interpreters and a park naturalist will guide you through these features and demonstrations:
• Water-powered Sawmill
• Saw Pit
• British Workshop
• Millwright’s House
• 3.5 miles of nature trails
• Creatures of the Forest Nature Program
ALL NEW FEATURES FOR 2008
• 40’ Treetop Discovery Tower
• 40’ Climbing Wall Nature Trail
• 350’ Eagle’s Flight Zip Line
• 150’ Forest Canopy Bridge
• Children’s Water Power Station and Forest Friends’ Play Area
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