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78 Michigan Parks: Maybury State Park #67

It wasn't even a week past William's tooth extraction surgery, when he (and Grace and Juliet) had a scheduled cleaning, back in Ann Arbor.  Well, the stress of it being a Tuesday, the final school day before Thanksgiving break, another trip to the dentist, and it being 6am, had William "hootin' and hollerin' "* about how much he disliked State Parks and didn't want to go to anymore, ever again!

Thankfully, once the appointment had concluded, special drinks were acquired, and fluoride ban had run it's duration, William seemed like a happy, willing participant in our State Park visit.

This round was Maybury state park, which is in metro Detroit, but had previously been closed for updates, so we had skipped over it.   This cover picture was actually at the end, but I'll come back to that.


This state park used to be in a very isolated area, but the amount of new construction and volume of traffic indicates that it is currently in an area rife with growing pains.  We did manage to turn into the park, and got our pictures.


This park is number 67 (six-seven) on our map, so the kids are all making the 6-7 hand sign.


This park was very equestrian centric, but the kids found fun things none-the-less. Stairs to nowhere!



It was wet and dreary, but close to 50F, which is not miserable when you are wearing winter garb.




Youngest at the top, oldest at the bottom.  William is an entire step taller than Grace!


Um, I cannot wait to recreate this when they are adults!


William was the 'horse,' and was an excellent sport about it!



Juliet the conductor.



William helping Juliet get onto the swings.


Once we'd had our fill of the tiny play area, we loaded back up into the car for a quick visit to the thrift shop.  As we were leaving the area, we found another, main, entrance.  We didn't have the time** to further explore, but we did stop to take the 'official' picture, thanks to Avia's encouragement.

I was glad the day ended better for William than it began.  We had a bit of success at the Salvation Army, with two pair of pants for Emily and a jacket for Leon, despite the 15-minute timer I set!

There are still two more Metro Detroit parks on our list, but those will have to wait until spring.

later days

A list of our previous visits:

Tahquamenon Falls #15
Keith J Charters #33
Sleeper State Park #46
Port Crescent State Park #47
Silver Lake State Park #49
Muskegon State Park #50*
Newaygo State Park #51
PJ Hoffmaster State Park #52
Grand Haven State Park #53
Ionia State Park #54
Sleepy Hollow State Park #55
Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area #56
Lake Port State Park #57
Seven Lakes State Park #58
Holly Recreation Area #59
Algonac #60
Holland State Park #61
Island Park State Recreation Area #63b
Highland Recreation Area #64b
Pontiac Lake Recreation Area #65
Dodge #4 State Park #66a
Bald Moutain State Recreation Area #66b

*Everyone asked what was wrong as they trickled out of their bedrooms, and "What was all the hootin and hollerin'" was a direct Alice quote!

**Enisi and Edudi were due to arrive at 5pm, so we were trying to fit in a little fun post-dentist and pre-grandparents!
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78 Michigan Parks: Lake Port State Park #57

Juliet complained of some pain in her tooth, so I set up an emergency appointment for her, unfortunately it was a few weeks out.  Not too long after, Grace was complaining of pain, but Juliet said her pain had resolved, so I simply switched the appointment over to Grace.  A few days before the appointment, Grace said her pain had resolved, but William had a tooth that was bothering him.  So, I called one more time to change the appointment over to William.  Since it was due to be a short visit, Emily, Grace, Juliet, and Avia all came along so that we could go on an adventure afterward!

We made the quick walk over to Palmer Commons to drop off batteries, writing utensils, and printer ink cartridges in the recycling receptacle.  We also learned that they would recycle dead cell phones!  So those can now be added to our stash.

Ultimately, the dentist didn't see much, but indicated that his tooth enamel is quite thin, which we already knew, and that he would probably have these aches until he had crowns covering the teeth or implants replacing the teeth.  = (

Once the appointment was over, we joined back together to head out on our adventure.  After looking at the map, Avia said she was game for a six-hour thumb tour, so that we could hit four state parks!


The first stop was Lakeport State Park, which Emily had visited earlier in the summer with Abby's family.


The parking lot was a bit of a walk from the beach, and it was an overcast day, but we enjoyed walking along the beach, even if the wind was a bit chilly.


We saw a couple of groups collecting rocks from the beach, and found a few pretty ones ourselves!


Emily said that she thought the water was lower, because when they were there, the rocks were covered at the top edge of the water, but for our trip the waterline was below the rock barrier.





I found a pretty waterfall to send to Billy.


And then all the kids wanted in the picture too!


The twins found a surfboard shaped rock!



Facing south, as we were on the American side of Lake Huron.




On our way north, to the next State Park, I found my first ever fully touch screen gas pump.  I didn't like it.  This was on the backside, I took it while mine was pumping, so that I could show off the octane rating selection, which disappears once you start pumping.


Avia searched the map for a quaint ice cream shop, and found one in Port Austin.  The downtown area was super cute and very pedestrian friendly!





Everyone got something tasty, and it was a short trip to our next state park!

later days

edit 8-17-25: backdated for continuity.

If you want to see all the ones we've visited so far, here are the links to the posts:

Tahquamenon Falls #15
Keith J Charters #33
Silver Lake State Park #49
Muskegon State Park #50*
Newaygo State Park #51
PJ Hoffmaster State Park #52
Grand Haven State Park #53
Ionia State Park #54
Sleepy Hollow State Park #55
Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area #56
Seven Lakes State Park #58
Holly Recreation Area #59
Algonac #60
Holland State Park #61
Island Park State Recreation Area #63b
Highland Recreation Area #64b
Pontiac Lake Recreation Area #65
Dodge #4 State Park #66a
Bald Moutain State Recreation Area #66b
Fort Custer Recreation Area #69
Waterloo Recreation Area #70a
Pickney State Recreation Area #70b
WJ Hays State Park #71
Belle Isle Park #72
Van Buren State Park #73

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78 Michigan Parks: Lake Hudson Recreation Area #77

After a pleasant first park visit, Lake Hudson was a little underwhelming. It was surrounded by farmland, instead of forest, and the signage left something to be desired.




The twins checking out other dark sky preserves in our adopted state.



The third side of this informational sign had a map of the park, so we were able to locate the picnic and beach area. The park redeemed itself a bit when the twins found the sandy beach!



Felt nerdy and took a picture of the "blood leaf**" looking plants.


Since we brought no tools or toys, the girls got creative when it came to building their sandcastle.  This green leafy seaweed made a decent sponge, and allowed them to bring water to their structure.





It was an absolutely beautiful day to visit the beach, and since we were there so early, only one other family was visiting during our time there!


The finished product!


Zoom in to the stick and rock adornments.



At around noon we started our trip to the dentist.  The girls took turns on this trip being the navigator with my phone, and both did an excellent job!

We were quite early, but they had Zootopia playing in the waiting area, so it made the wait go faster, and Juliet's appointment was also surprisingly quick, considering they did a couple of fillings and reattached her crown!!!


As always, it's really nice to have goals when it comes to exploring this 'new' state, and the parks today were a pleasant adventure to help offset the drive to the dentist.

later days

**A fallout 76 reference.

If you want to see all the ones we've visited so far, here are the links to the posts:

Tahquamenon Falls #15
Keith J Charters #33
Silver Lake State Park #49
Muskegon State Park #50*
Newaygo State Park #51
PJ Hoffmaster State Park #52
Grand Haven State Park #53
Ionia State Park #54
Sleepy Hollow State Park #55
Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area #56
Seven Lakes State Park #58
Holly Recreation Area #59
Algonac #60
Holland State Park #61
Island Park State Recreation Area #63b
Highland Recreation Area #64b
Pontiac Lake Recreation Area #65
Dodge #4 State Park #66a
Bald Moutain State Recreation Area #66b
Fort Custer Recreation Area #69
Waterloo Recreation Area #70a
Pickney State Recreation Area #70b
WJ Hays State Park #71

edit 6-8-25: backdated for continuity.
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