Haven Hill Festival August 28 with Special Haven Hill Lodge Exhibit
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Come to your Highland State Recreation Area and enjoy the day’s activities at the Haven Hill Festival on August 28
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Invitation - Friends of Highland Recreation Area Annual Meeting
/Hello FOHRA Supporter,
We want to personally invite you to join us in a couple of weeks for our Friends of Highland Recreation Area 2019 Annual Meeting and Social. This year we’re having our meeting at the White Lake Township Community Hall at 7500 Highland Road in White Lake on Wednesday, November 6. Bring guests if you want too - we enjoy meeting new people!
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and soft beverages start at 6:30 pm. Our meeting starts at 7:00 pm and runs to about 8:45 pm. We’ll be showing video and photo presentations reviewing our activities in the last year, and we have a special guest who will speak about the Edible Trails initiative in Michigan.
Please join us if you can. Good times with good people! We’d love to have ya.
WHO: You… and Your Guests are Welcome
WHAT: Friends of Highland Recreation Area Annual Meeting and Social
Complimentary Food and Beverages, Friends and Family, Presentations of 2019 FOHRA Highland State Rec Area Activities, The “Edible Trails” program, and More
WHEN: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 6:30 pm until about 8:45 pm
WHERE: White Lake Township Community Building, 7500 Highland Rd, White Lake, MI 48386
WHY: Because it’ll be a great time, and we’d love to have ya there!
DRESS: “Nice Casual”
If you can attend, please let me us know how many folks will be in your party as this will help us plan seating and food. Email: fohravolunteer@gmail.com
or Call: (248) 494-8919
Sincerely,
The Members of FOHRA
Join Us for a 10 Year Celebration at Bakers of Milford
/Dear Friends of Highland Recreation Area Special Supporter,
On behalf of Friends of Highland Recreation Area (FOHRA) we’d like to invite you, your family, and members of your organization to our 2017 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 8, 6:00 pm, at Bakers of Milford. The evening will celebrate 10 years of achievements of our Friends group and its Supporters. Awards will be presented during the evening.
Social time with refreshments and appetizers will begin at 6:00 pm, dinner buffet at 6:30 pm, and the formal start of the meeting is at 7:00 pm.
Guest Speaker is Mr. Russel Doré automotive historian who will present, “The Dodge Brothers, Their Company and Their Lives”, a one hour speaking engagement with visuals. Learn how these machinists went from being parts suppliers to creating an automobile company which at one time was second only to the Ford Motor Company. And “FOHRA: 10 Years at Haven Hill” by Jay Fitzgerald, FOHRA Secretary. A photographic and video journey of the Friends group and their work over the years at Highland State Recreation Area.
Please call with any questions – let us know if anyone needs special assistance or further information. (248) 494-8919.
Visit our web site at www.fohravolunteers.org for more information and to buy tickets online.
Sincerely,
Richard G “Dick” Russell, Jr.
President, Friends of Highland Recreation Area
FireExplr2@aol.com
(248) 563-7428
Our Mission: “To enrich and foster awareness of the land, history, art, architecture, and people of Edsel and Eleanor Ford’s former Haven Hill Estate within Michigan’s Highland State Recreation Area for current and future generations.”
Vintage Base Ball at Haven Hill: Ball Players Wanted
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Everyone in your family can attend the free Haven Hill Festival on Saturday, August 26, and enjoy the Vintage Base Ball game at 10:00 am at the Goose Meadow Ball Field. We love ball players and fans of the game and also want to welcome anyone interested in playing Vintage Base Ball with the Haven Hill Barnstormers or the Gate House Nine.
Play as a volunteer in an 1860’s Vintage Base Ball Game at Highland State Recreation Area.
No glove required. White long sleeve shirt, black pants, and suspenders.
Free 1860’s style base ball hat for playing ball.
Learn the history and rules of 1860’s base ball - enjoy the way the game was originally played.
Free digitally-aged "Vintage" photo of you and the Team.
Game day is Saturday, August 26, 2017. 9:00 am report at Haven Hill Festival at the Goose Meadow ball field at Highland State Recreation Area. Match starts at 10:00 am.
Men and women welcome. Age 13 and older please.
Children also welcome as dressed bat boys/girls/mascots! Swing the bat and run the bases at an inning break.
Please call ahead at the number below if interested in playing.
Call for more information: (248) 494-8919
...or email fohravolunteer@gmail.com.
Recreation Passport required for state park entry.
Highland State Recreation Area
5200 Highland Road (M-59), White Lake/Highland, Michigan.
Sponsored by the Friends of Highland Recreation Area.
www.fohravolunteers.org
Snow Snakes Will Slither Sunday at the Edsel Ford Barn
/Despite the lack of snow, the Snakes will still slither at the Edsel Ford Barn on Sunday...
The Boy Scouts of America Chief Pontiac Trail Committee Snow Snake races will be held at the Edsel Ford Barn. Race Day is Sunday, January 29, 2017 from 1 PM to 4 pm at the Edsel Ford Sheep Barn, near the Organizational Camping Area. $3 per competitor; pay at the event. Includes one CPPC Lil’ Brave Segment patch. Extras Snow Snakes on hand to use and to purchase.
Recreational Passport (RP) required. Buy your Rec Passport for 2017 if needed ($11.00).
For more details click the link below...
http://www.chiefpontiacprograms.org/SnowSnake.html
The Friends of Highland Recreation Area are proud supporters of the Boy Scouts and the Chief Pontiac Trail Committee.
FREE Special Program: Haven Hill - A Story to Tell - A Legacy to Honor
/Come hear the story of The People – The Place – The Significance of Haven Hill & Highland State Recreation Area in the origins of Michigan State Parks & Natural Area System in Southeast Michigan and beyond.
You will hear about Glacial Landforms & Native Americans, the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Family, the Dodge Brothers, PJ Hoffmaster (First Director of our State Parks), Genevieve Gillette (First Lady of our State Parks), Jens Jensen (noted Prairie Style Landscape Architect), and even the Girl Scouts of America’s National Roundup. Program by Lawrence Falardeau, Artist and Landscape Architect.
Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive, Brighton, MI 48116, 810-229-6571
Free Admission, open to the public.
For more info go to: FOHRAvolunteers.org or Http://Www.Sierraclub.Org/Michigan/Crossroads
Vintage Base Ball at Goose Meadow on Saturday, August 27
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Adults and children will enjoy seeing the game played as it was a long time ago. “Base ball” as it was referred in the day, was played with a focus on good sportsmanship, fresh outdoor air, exercise, and skill.
Read MoreTime Traveler 1940 Presentation at Highland Township Library
/Time Traveler 1940
presented by the Friends of Highland Recreation Area's Larry Falardeau and Jay Fitzgerald to supplement the "People and Place of Haven Hill" exhibit this month at the Huron Valley Council for the Arts
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 6:30 pm at the Highland Township Library
Come experience 1940 and present day virtual flyovers of area Town Centers, Landscape Features, and Haven Hill - The Historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford Family Farm Estate at Highland State Recreation Area. Take a Guided Picture Tour taking you back in time to experience the Highland, & White Lake of Yesterday. And come learn how the use of Drones (quadcopters) produces dramatic aerial video over Haven Hill and the Highland State Recreation Area.
The People of Haven Hill Show Ongoing at HVCA.
This series of fine art, photographs, and presentations pays tribute to the People and Place of Haven Hill - The Historic Farm Estate of The Edsel & Eleanor Ford Family from 1923-1943. From the era of Native Americans through the Ford Family years to today’s visitors and supporters who share these lands and their individual stories in a special way.
2016 Redbud Reveal Event and Antiques and Collectibles Sale Coming in May!
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Redbud Reveal Coming Soon!
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Redbud Reveal and Antiques and Collectibles Sale
The Friends of Highland Recreation Area are once again proud to announce the “Redbud Reveal”, a season-opening event at Highland State Recreation Area in Highland/White Lake, Michigan.
To celebrate the arrival of the 2016 spring and summer season, the Reveal will be held from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 14 (rain date Sunday, May 15). Visitors are encouraged to come and see the beautiful and historic Haven Hill section of the Highland State Recreation Area which includes the Haven Hill Gate House, the Edsel Ford Barn, the picturesque Carriage House and the Haven Hill Lodge footprint high upon Haven Hill. Light refreshments will be served on the lawn around Edsel and Eleanor Fords’ wonderful former estate entrance. Come on out and join area residents to see if the redbuds are in bloom at Haven Hill!
2016 Antiques and Collectibles Sale
The Friends of Highland Recreation Area are once again proud to announce the “Redbud Reveal”, a season-opening event at Highland State Recreation Area in Highland/White Lake, Michigan.
To celebrate the arrival of the 2016 spring and summer season, the Reveal will be held from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 14, (rain date Sunday, May 15). Visitors are encouraged to come and see the beautiful and historic Haven Hill section of the Highland State Recreation Area which includes the new Cedar Creek Trail, Haven Hill Gate House, the Edsel Ford Barn, the picturesque Carriage House and the Haven Hill Lodge footprint high upon Haven Hill. Light refreshments will be served on the lawn around Edsel and Eleanor Fords’ wonderful former estate entrance. Come on out and join area residents to see if the redbuds are in bloom at Haven Hill!
2016 Antiques and Collectibles Sale
A selection of collectible items for you and your home will be presented at the Edsel Ford Barn within Edsel and Eleanor Ford’s former Haven Hill Estate at Highland State Recreation Area. The historic barn is undergoing renovation by the park’s Friends Group, and is located in the Recreation Area between Duck Lake and Bogie Lake Roads on the south side of the highway at 5200 Highland Road (M-59), White Lake. The Sale event will be held during the “Redbud Reveal” spring season-opening event on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10 am until 4:00 pm. Once inside the park please follow the signs to the event sites and the Sale at the Barn. All proceeds from the sale of donated items benefit the Friends of Highland Recreation Area and their restoration efforts at the former Haven Hill Estate. Michigan DNR requires a Recreation Passport for state park entry. Visit www.fohravolunteers.org/sale for more information.
Haven Hill Festival Coming Saturday, August 29, 2015
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The 2015 Haven Hill Festival will be coming to Goose Meadow on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Be on the lookout for more and more info about this great event at Highland State Recreation Area! Click on the logo for more information.
