Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 47.254082, -88.443257

Calumet Lions Park at Calumet Lake

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Time:

2:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Hike

Talk

Walk

Description

Let's get outside and explore together! On National Public Lands Day (NPLD), we are reimagining recreation by exploring the natural environment around Calumet Lake through our senses. Once a barren landscape surrounding an industrial mining pond, Lions Club Park at Calumet Lake has been transformed into a lush public green space. What better way to celebrate NPLD, than taking time to reconnect with nature?

Focusing on the wellness benefits of spending time in nature, this program will feature individually guided exploration of the lakeshore, trail, and recreation area. Participants will use their senses to help guide their experience, slowing down to notice wildlife, investigating clues from the area's mining history that remain, and allowing themselves to connect with their natural surroundings.

This ranger-guided program will be open to any visitors between 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm and you are welcome to arrive at any time during the hour. This program is free and open to all ages! Calumet Lake has parking areas close to the trail and the lakeside, restroom facilities, and a water station.

A park ranger will be stationed near the pavilion with activity kits to help guide your experience, a display of historic photos of Calumet Lake Dam, and other NPLD & Keweenaw National Historical Park resources. Closed toed shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, and a water bottle are recommended for participants. Consider bringing a spotting scope, binoculars, or other nature observation tools of your own to enhance the quality of your time in nature!

Accessibility Notes: the parking areas at Calumet Lake are crushed stone and gravel surfaces. There is a dirt and crushed stone trail that can be followed around most of the lake with varying degrees of incline and natural elements (branches, larger rocks, weather-induced conditions.). A bench and several picnic tables are located in grassy areas near the lakeside and under shade trees.