The site was once part of the estate of inventor Dorr E. Felt, whose summer home, the Felt Mansion, is an in-holding within the state park[5] that is undergoing restoration.[6] Built by the inventor of the comptometer in 1928, the Felt's summer home was sold to the St. Augustine Seminary in 1949 and used as housing for young students, and later on, for cloistered nuns. In the 1970s, the building was purchased by the state of Michigan and used as a state police post, with nearby buildings serving as a prison. The state completed purchasing the site for state park purposes in 1978.[5]
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The largely undeveloped state park features 14 miles (23 km) of hiking trails, 200-foot-high (61 m) sand dunes covered with trees and grass, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of beachfront located two-thirds of a mile from the picnic parking area.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Saugatuck Dunes State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^"When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ ab"Saugatuck Dunes State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ ab"Saugatuck Dunes State Park General Management Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. March 29, 2010. pp. 5, 12. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^"Restoration". The Felt Estate. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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saugatuck, dunes, state, park, public, recreation, area, covering, acres, shore, lake, michigan, between, saugatuck, holland, allegan, county, michigan, iucn, category, natural, monument, feature, shoreline, large, wooded, sand, dune, location, michiganshow, m. Saugatuck Dunes State Park is a public recreation area covering 1 000 acres 400 ha on the shore of Lake Michigan between Saugatuck and Holland in Allegan County Michigan 4 Saugatuck Dunes State ParkIUCN category III natural monument or feature 1 Shoreline and a large wooded sand dune Location in MichiganShow map of MichiganSaugatuck Dunes State Park the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationLaketown Township Allegan County Michigan USANearest citySaugatuck MichiganCoordinates42 42 12 N 86 11 59 W 42 70333 N 86 19972 W 42 70333 86 19972 2 Area1 000 acres 4 0 km2 Elevation669 feet 204 m 2 DesignationMichigan State ParkEstablished1977 3 AdministratorMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWebsiteSaugatuck Dunes State Park Contents 1 History 2 Activities and amenities 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe site was once part of the estate of inventor Dorr E Felt whose summer home the Felt Mansion is an in holding within the state park 5 that is undergoing restoration 6 Built by the inventor of the comptometer in 1928 the Felt s summer home was sold to the St Augustine Seminary in 1949 and used as housing for young students and later on for cloistered nuns In the 1970s the building was purchased by the state of Michigan and used as a state police post with nearby buildings serving as a prison The state completed purchasing the site for state park purposes in 1978 5 Activities and amenities editThe largely undeveloped state park features 14 miles 23 km of hiking trails 200 foot high 61 m sand dunes covered with trees and grass and 2 5 miles 4 0 km of beachfront located two thirds of a mile from the picnic parking area 4 References edit Saugatuck Dunes State Park Protected Planet IUCN Retrieved March 26 2020 a b Saugatuck Dunes State Park Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established PDF Michigan Department of Natural Resources Retrieved March 26 2020 a b Saugatuck Dunes State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources Retrieved March 14 2018 a b Saugatuck Dunes State Park General Management Plan PDF Michigan Department of Natural Resources March 29 2010 pp 5 12 Retrieved March 14 2018 Restoration The Felt Estate Retrieved March 26 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saugatuck Dunes State Park Saugatuck Dunes State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources Saugatuck Dunes State Park Map Michigan Department of Natural Resources Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saugatuck Dunes State Park amp oldid 1168486752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
