The Haven Hill Festival is a celebration of Edsel and Eleanor Fords’ historic Haven Hill Estate and the natural beauty and historic wonders of the Highland State Recreation Area in the townships of Highland and White Lake, Michigan.
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Vintage Ford cars, an 1860’s exhibition vintage base-ball game, music, the beautiful Haven Hill National Natural Landmark Area and MDNR Cedar Creek Trail, summer foods and beverages, Haven Hill art and history displays, and children’s activities in Goose Meadow. Baseball fan? Bring along a picnic blanket, sun umbrellas, and folding chairs to stay and watch the historic base ball game played the way the American sport of "base ball" originated in the 1860's.
When the brass band’s music begins to play, the vintage Ford cars roll in, and the 1860's Base Ball game begins you’ll know that the Haven Hill Festival is underway in Goose Meadow! Other locations throughout the park will provide exhibits and activities during the Festival such as art and photo displays at the Gatehouse, Barn and Carriage house, and self-guided tours of the Haven Hill Lodge grounds. Look for FOHRA volunteers to inform you of great Haven Hill and Highland State Recreation Area history.
The food and beverages available for purchase in Goose Meadow will be a fund raiser for the efforts of the volunteer group Friends of Highland Recreation Area. The park can be entered on 5200 Highland Road, M-59 between Duck Lake and Bogey Lake roads. Parking is at the Goose Meadow picnic shelter area, the 1st right turn on Haven Hill Road after you enter the park off of M-59 between Duck Lake and Bogie Lake roads. The Festival is provided to the public at no charge, and yet entry into the state park is now via the Recreation Passport on your license plate. If you do not have this great State Park feature on your license plate, you will be asked to buy one. It's a great deal!
The Friends of Highland Recreation Area (FOHRA), is a non-profit organization supporting the Highland State Recreation Area in Highland/White Lake, Michigan, and the historic Edsel Ford Haven Hill Estate structures within its boundaries. The Haven Hill Festival is an alcohol-free, family-oriented event. The celebration has grown yearly and will continue to positively benefit all of those who attend as well as the surrounding communities now and into the future.
