- Maybury State Park
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Maybury State Park 
Park office, Beck Road entranceLocation within the state of Michigan
Location Lower Peninsula, Wayne County, Michigan USA Nearest city Northville, Michigan Coordinates 42°25′44″N 83°32′06″W / 42.42888°N 83.535°WCoordinates: 42°25′44″N 83°32′06″W / 42.42888°N 83.535°W Area 944 acres (382 ha) Established 1975 Governing body Michigan Department of Natural Resources Official website Maybury State Park is a state park in Northville Township, Wayne County, Michigan composed of 944 acres (382 ha) of gently rolling terrain, open meadow, and mature forest. The park gives people in the nearby metropolitan area an opportunity to get involved in outdoor recreation activities in a state park setting.
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History
Long before the park became a haven for picnickers, the isolated woods and farm fields held more than 40 buildings—infirmaries, houses, children's playgrounds and school—in a quarantined city for thousands of Detroit's highly infectious tuberculosis patients.[1]
Many of Maybury's paved walking trails are on former walks and roadways, although just four stone and brick doctors' residences remain, including one that serves as park headquarters.
From 1919-69, the site served as a quarantine and recovery center for people suffering from what was called "consumption." Most of the buildings were torn down before the land became Wayne County's first state park in 1975.
Wealthy retired real estate tycoon William H. Maybury spearheaded Detroit's construction of the facility so thousands of TB sufferers could be removed from the city, and where the beautiful surroundings might help nurse some back to health.[2]
Facilities
- Maybury Farm
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Shelter - Reservation required
- Playground
Activities
- Biking (paved) - 4 miles (6.4 km)
- Cross Country Skiing - 10 miles (16 km)
- Equestrian - 11 miles (18 km)
- Fishing
- Hiking - 15 miles (24 km)
- Mountain Biking - 5 miles (8.0 km)
Maybury Farm
In 2003 the DNR asked the Northville Community Foundation to take over the operations of the Maybury Farm, which had been closed in 2002. An agreement was reached and the farm reopened in September 2005.[3]
Activities
- Corn Maze
- Dairy Days
- Day Camp
- Farm Animals
- Farm Days
- Garden Clinic
- Maple Syrup Tours
References
- ^ Barbara G. Louie (2001). Northville Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738523590. http://books.google.com/books?id=qmqCEa44ugAC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=maybury+sanatorium&source=bl&ots=7o3MEfORxu&sig=iOKhgjxwrBgPR_Tniu-B5hJiQRE&hl=en&ei=PpuETrm-Gc2btwfi7sE4&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=12&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCw#v=onepage&q=maybury%20sanatorium&f=false.
- ^ Maybury Sanatorium
- ^ Maybury Farm Northville Community Foundation
External links
- Maybury State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Friends of Maybury State Park
- Maybury Farm Northville Community Foundation
- Maybury State Park Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)
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Metro
600 to 1,500 acres (243 to 607 ha)Addison Oaks • Algonac State Park • Belle Isle • Camp Dearborn • Crosswinds Marsh • Hayes State Park (Irish Hills) • Independence Oaks • Lower Huron • Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area • Metro Beach Metropark • River Rouge Park • Sterling State Park1,500 to 5,000 acres (607 to 2,023 ha) Bald Mountain • Brighton Recreation Area •
Hines Drive • Hudson Mills • Huron Meadows • Indian Springs • Kensington • Lake Erie Metropark • Pontiac Lake Recreation Area • Oakwoods • Pointe Mouillee State Game Area • Stony Creek Metropark • Wolcott Mill • Willowover 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge • Highland Recreation Area • Ortonville Recreation Area • Waterloo State Recreation AreaWaterways Major beaches Belle Isle • Kensington • Lakeside Beach and Park • Lighthouse Beach and Park • Metro Beach • Stony CreekTrails
5 to 36 miles (8 to 58 km)Bald Mountain • Detroit River Walk / Dequindre Cut • Highland Recreation Lakes • Kensington • Lakelands Trail State Park • Maybury State Park • Novi North Park • Paint Creek Trail • Poly Ann Trail • Pontiac Lake Recreation Area • Stony Creek Inwood Trails • Waterloo-Pinckney TrailZoological and botanical See also Tourism in metropolitan Detroit and Huron-Clinton Metroparks
Categories:- Michigan state parks
- Protected areas of Wayne County, Michigan
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