Door County National Park Proposal

A group has put together a proposal for the grand traverse islands national park which would include islands north of door county plus land on the mainland.

Door county national park proposal. The proposal for the grand traverse islands national park includes 17 islands extending from. The proposal for the grand traverse islands national park includes 17 islands extending from wisconsin s door county to. Parts of door county may be designated as a national park in the future. The cliffs along the shore of lake michigan are a stunning landscape.

There could be as many as 400 to 500 people up there in busy summer months. Also depending where and when you are there the colors may not be. Newport the state s only wilderness park protects 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline. Cave point county park in jacksonport is one of my favorite places in door county.

The small park is part of the national park proposal as is newport state park across the peninsula. Imagine standing out on a giant rock sticking out in to the lake and getting down on your knee while waves crash around you. Photo by brett kosmider. This is a huge huge project he said.

It would be called the grand traverse islands national park or lakeshore. It will be a great setting for this big moment. Similar to the apostle islands the new park would largely be remote and rugged and protect critical habitat while stabilizing historical maritime treasures. 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.

Wbay parts of door county may be designated as a national park in the future. 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. Wisconsin wi door county. 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.

My now son in law used weborg point 6 years ago for their proposal. There was a beautiful view of the water but not necessarily the trees.