Door County National Park Proposal

It would be called the grand traverse islands national park or lakeshore.

Door county national park proposal.

Imagine standing out on a giant rock sticking out in to the lake and getting down on your knee while waves crash around you. The proposed grand traverse islands national park would encompass some of the islands that make up the grand traverse between michigan s garden peninsula and the door peninsula. Parts of door county may be designated as a national park in the future. Photo by brett kosmider.

This is a huge huge project he said. Developers have proposed a 117 unit rv park for the property known as the old stone quarry across from george pinney county park in the town of sevastopol. From the research i ve done it would appear that land belonging to newport state park rock island state park the mink river estuary door bluff headlands park plum island parts of washington island and multitudes of smaller county parks and nature preserves would. There was a beautiful view of the water but not necessarily the trees.

The proposal for the grand traverse islands national park includes 17 islands extending from wisconsin s door county to. My now son in law used weborg point 6 years ago for their proposal. The cliffs along the shore of lake michigan are a stunning landscape. Wbay parts of door county may be designated as a national park in the future.

Similar to the apostle islands the new park would largely be remote and rugged and protect critical habitat while stabilizing historical maritime treasures. Sturgeon bay a national park plan which includes five islands in northern door county could bring 30 full time jobs and about 20 million in spending to the region. There could be as many as 400 to 500 people up there in busy summer months. Wisconsin wi door county.

Cave point county park in jacksonport is one of my favorite places in door county. It will be a great setting for this big moment. Also depending where and when you are there the colors may not be. Proposal in peninsula state park door county forum.

The small park is part of the national park proposal as is newport state park across the peninsula. Newport the state s only wilderness park protects 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline.