This last Saturday, September 27, the Friends of Highland Recreation put on a terrific display of history and experiences at the Edsel Ford Barn inside the Highland Recreation Area. The group decorated a large tent with straw bales, pumpkins, mums, and corn stalks to welcome their public guests.
People from all around came to see [...]
Archive for September, 2008
“T.P.” from FOHRA Wins “Best Dressed Outhouse” Award
Posted in Events, Humor, tagged contests, outhouse, winner on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A popular but little known area contest was won by a member of the Friends of Highland Recreation Area this weekend. The Best Dressed Outhouse award was given to “T.P.” (contestants typically remain anonymous to avoid paparazzi) from the FOHRA at a recent competition wherein contestants decorated various facilities with plants, fresh amenities, etc.
T.P.’ s [...]
I’ve Heard of Cotton Willows…
Posted in Flora, Photos, Summer 2008, tagged Cotton, Plant, Weed on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…but cotton weeds? Or is this a actual wild cotton plant? Click on the image below to see a full-sized picture. What kind of plant is this?
The seed pod was filled with tiny parachutes of cottony fibers ready for there big flight.
Highland Recreation Area is filled with amazing things.
3 Men and A Truck
Posted in Haven Hill Lodge, Haven Hill Road, Summer 2008, Work Days, tagged cleanup, Haven Hill orad, work day on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dick, Tom, and Jay started some clean-up of the overgrown Haven Hill hill road this last Sunday, September 14th. Leaves, grass, saplings, and brush have encroached over 5 feet onto the road in some areas!
Even the area in front of the lodge ruins got a little trimming…
And below, just one of the piles of debris [...]
FOHRA Members Speak at Milford, Michigan Historical Society Meeting
Posted in Events, Summer 2008, tagged Chris Arble, Jay Fitzgerald, Meeting, Meetings, Milford Historical Society, Presentation on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Arble and Jay Fitzgerald gave a presentation about the “Past, Present, and Future” of the Highland Recreation Area’s Haven Hill complex this last Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the Milford Methodist Church. A moment of silence was held in memory of those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center prior to the [...]
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