Henes Park Series LbNA #4562
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Add Location| Owner: | TJ_Mich  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 19, 2003 |
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| City: | Menominee |
| County: | Menominee |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Found by: | TJ_Mich (2) |
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| Last found: | Oct 21, 2023 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFO |
| Last edited: | Oct 21, 2023 |
Menominee is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Wisconsin border, at the southernmost point of the U.P. It's a small city of about 9,400, along Lake Michigan on the shores of Green Bay. Its "twin city," Marinette, Wisconsin, is just across the Menominee River.
Henes Park (pronounced HEN-nis) is on the north side of Menominee, From the intersection of US-41 (10th Street) and M-35 (North Shore Drive), proceed northeast on M-35 for 4 blocks. Turn right onto Henes Park Drive, and continue 4 more blocks to the park's main entrance. The park road is a one-mile, one-way loop around the entire park. Near the beginning is a great view of the Menominee skyline. You can see the Menominee North Pier Light at the southern end of the city.
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The park contains picnic pavilions, a playground, swimming beach with restrooms, a deer pen, and many views across Green Bay to Door County, Wisconsin. There are open areas as well as acres of virgin hemlock and pine forest. Several wooded nature paths come together at the Shakespeare Nature Trail. A unique feature is the bog garden which can be reached from trails at the second pavilion or the playground.
"Poplar Point" is the name of the 43-acre peninsula on which Henes Park is located. This land was purchased by local brewer and industrial investor John Henes (1852-1923) for $1,000, and given to the city of Menominee in 1907. The park was dedicated in October of that year, and has been a popular recreation spot ever since. Henes Park was designed by the noted landscape architect Ossian Cole Simonds, who also created the Detroit subdivision of Palmer Woods, the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, and many other midwestern parks, cemeteries, and neighborhoods.
Entrance to Henes Park is free, but automobile traffic is permitted only in summer. During the winter months, the park is open to pedestrians only. The park is open daily until 8:30 PM. Dogs are currently not permitted.
Clues:
Henes Park Series, No. 1: Poplar Point
--- VERIFIED OCT 2023 --- Near the tip of Poplar Point, enter to the left of Whittier. After about 60 steps, when the path bends right, instead head at 260. Hop over a large crumbling fall, then continue 14 more to a singleton with a hiding spot behind.
Henes Park Series, No. 2: Lily Pad Pond
--- MISSING --- After passing the beach and playground, watch for Lord Byron's path. Follow it across a stone bridge over a pond, and another 17 steps beyond the bridge. Then head due south for about 25 paces, to the smoother of a semi-pair, back towards the water with an opening at ground level.
This is a busy area, so please be discreet, and rehide the box well with leaves or other inconspicuous covering.
Henes Park Series, No. 3: Babbling Brook
--- VERIFIED OCT 2023 --- From Henry Wadsworth's front door post -- the older brown post, not the detailed sign -- take a compass reading of 350 degrees to find a three-trunked maple tree. Follow past this tree, but not so far as to get your feet wet. Turn down the trail, heading past blank signs, boulders and birches, to bridge and brook. Cross the bridge and follow the brook south for about 25 steps, then turn left and cross it at another trail. Walk just a couple steps to see an old dark stump on your left, and find a couple of rocks nestled alongside. Please rehide very well so the box and rocks aren’t visible from any trail.
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Henes Park (pronounced HEN-nis) is on the north side of Menominee, From the intersection of US-41 (10th Street) and M-35 (North Shore Drive), proceed northeast on M-35 for 4 blocks. Turn right onto Henes Park Drive, and continue 4 more blocks to the park's main entrance. The park road is a one-mile, one-way loop around the entire park. Near the beginning is a great view of the Menominee skyline. You can see the Menominee North Pier Light at the southern end of the city.
<img height=200 width=300 src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2602/3704762696_ccd88aa052_o.jpg" border=0 >
The park contains picnic pavilions, a playground, swimming beach with restrooms, a deer pen, and many views across Green Bay to Door County, Wisconsin. There are open areas as well as acres of virgin hemlock and pine forest. Several wooded nature paths come together at the Shakespeare Nature Trail. A unique feature is the bog garden which can be reached from trails at the second pavilion or the playground.
"Poplar Point" is the name of the 43-acre peninsula on which Henes Park is located. This land was purchased by local brewer and industrial investor John Henes (1852-1923) for $1,000, and given to the city of Menominee in 1907. The park was dedicated in October of that year, and has been a popular recreation spot ever since. Henes Park was designed by the noted landscape architect Ossian Cole Simonds, who also created the Detroit subdivision of Palmer Woods, the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, and many other midwestern parks, cemeteries, and neighborhoods.
Entrance to Henes Park is free, but automobile traffic is permitted only in summer. During the winter months, the park is open to pedestrians only. The park is open daily until 8:30 PM. Dogs are currently not permitted.
Clues:
Henes Park Series, No. 1: Poplar Point
--- VERIFIED OCT 2023 --- Near the tip of Poplar Point, enter to the left of Whittier. After about 60 steps, when the path bends right, instead head at 260. Hop over a large crumbling fall, then continue 14 more to a singleton with a hiding spot behind.
Henes Park Series, No. 2: Lily Pad Pond
--- MISSING --- After passing the beach and playground, watch for Lord Byron's path. Follow it across a stone bridge over a pond, and another 17 steps beyond the bridge. Then head due south for about 25 paces, to the smoother of a semi-pair, back towards the water with an opening at ground level.
This is a busy area, so please be discreet, and rehide the box well with leaves or other inconspicuous covering.
Henes Park Series, No. 3: Babbling Brook
--- VERIFIED OCT 2023 --- From Henry Wadsworth's front door post -- the older brown post, not the detailed sign -- take a compass reading of 350 degrees to find a three-trunked maple tree. Follow past this tree, but not so far as to get your feet wet. Turn down the trail, heading past blank signs, boulders and birches, to bridge and brook. Cross the bridge and follow the brook south for about 25 steps, then turn left and cross it at another trail. Walk just a couple steps to see an old dark stump on your left, and find a couple of rocks nestled alongside. Please rehide very well so the box and rocks aren’t visible from any trail.
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