Port Crescent State Park

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History

The park's first 124 acres were purchased by the state in 1956. One of the last visible remnants of the vanished town of Port Crescent, the 120-foot-tall Pack & Woods Sawmill chimney, was razed in 1961, despite the objections of residents who felt the loss of the local landmark. The park was expanded with the purchase of an additional 455 acres in 1977.[2]

Activities and amenities

The state park offers swimming, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, Script error: No such module "convert". of hiking trails, cross-country skiing, and a 142-site campground and cabin.[1]

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  3. Foster, Mary Jane. Port Crescent: A Ghost Town. Central Michigan University Term Paper, 1968.
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