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Port Crescent State Park

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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
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The state park offers swimming, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, 7 miles (11 km) of hiking trails, cross-country skiing, and a 142-site campground and cabin.
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Foster, Mary Jane. Port Crescent: A Ghost Town. Central Michigan University Term Paper, 1968.
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expanded with the purchase of an additional 455 acres in 1977.
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Port Crescent, Michigan
IUCN category
natural monument or feature

Lake Huron
Map showing the location of Port Crescent State Park
Map showing the location of Port Crescent State Park
Hume Township
Huron County
Michigan
United States
Port Austin, Michigan
44°00′17″N 83°03′18″W / 44.00472°N 83.05500°W / 44.00472; -83.05500
Michigan state park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Port Crescent State Park
Lake Huron
Port Austin
Huron County
The Thumb
Michigan
state park
state route M-25
Hume Township
ghost town
Pinnebog River
dark sky preserve
"Port Crescent State Park"

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