FOHRA Meeting Place: White Lake Township Hall

One of the FOHRA’s regular meeting places is the White Lake Township Hall, located on Highland Road (M-59) across from the White Lake Township offices and library.

This historical building has been a wonderful location for our meetings and “in and of itself” is a great place to visit. Attend an FOHRA monthly meeting on the [...]

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The Turtle and the Hair

One day back in June of this year, my wife Eva and I were exiting the park and saw a rock in the middle of the road… the rock turned out to be a big turtle! We stopped, snapped a few photos, and put him back in the forest off of the road.

I don’t know [...]

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Creativity and Inspiration

Although the Edsel Ford Barn has been severely damaged by the summer storms this year, the FOHRA has been inspired with new visions for the Barn’s future. One example is shown in the depiction below.

This design concept would include a pavilion over the existing slab that was once the interior floor of the  barn.  As [...]

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Sandhill Cranes in the Recreation Area

Eva and I were hiking near Haven Hill Lake and a small group of Sandhill Cranes flew right over our head towards Goose Meadow.
Did you know that Sandhill Cranes have one of the longest fossil records of any living bird species on earth? A 2.5 million year old fossil has been found from one of [...]

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Benefits of Picking Up Litter

The other day my wife Eva and I were having a great evening in the Rec Area when we spotted an orange plastic bag in the forest. We chose to stop and pick it up to take it to a nearby trash bin.

As we approached we realized that we had found something truly special…

A giant [...]

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Help Stop Thieves in Our Park!

The recent state of the economy has aggravated thievery in our parks. And Highland Recreation Area is no exception. Many vandals have turned to stealing metals for cash… the Edsel Ford Carriage House roof has been pried and pricked to remove some of its’ old copper drip edges. This is just one example.

Please be aware [...]

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Carriage House Clean-Up

The Haven Hill Carriage House received a good lawn mowing and exterior clean-up this last month. An intrepid group from FOHRA gathered together with rakes, shovels, clippers, and a lawn mower to do a little summer cleaning. Here you can see the jungle of growth from this spring into July…

And below the area after [...]

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