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| location = [[Cedarville Township, Michigan|Cedarville Township]], [[Menominee County, Michigan|Menominee County]], [[Michigan|Michigan, USA]] |
| location = [[Cedarville Township, Michigan|Cedarville Township]], [[Menominee County, Michigan|Menominee County]], [[Michigan|Michigan, USA]] |
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| area = 678 acres (2.74 km²) |
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| governing_body = [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]] |
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'''Wells State Park''' (also known as '''J.W. Wells State Park''') is a [[state park]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The {{convert|678|acre|km2|sing=on}} park is located in [[Menominee County, Michigan|Menominee County]] on the shore of the [[Bay of Green Bay]], just south of [[Cedar River, Michigan|Cedar River]]. It is on [[M-35 (Michigan highway)|M-35]], roughly midway between [[Menominee, Michigan|Menominee]] and [[Escanaba, Michigan|Escanaba]]. |
'''Wells State Park''' (also known as '''J.W. Wells State Park''') is a [[state park]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The {{convert|678|acre|km2|sing=on}} park is located in [[Menominee County, Michigan|Menominee County]] on the shore of the [[Bay of Green Bay]], just south of [[Cedar River, Michigan|Cedar River]]. It is on [[M-35 (Michigan highway)|M-35]], roughly midway between [[Menominee, Michigan|Menominee]] and [[Escanaba, Michigan|Escanaba]]. |
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The park was established in 1925 through a donation by the children of John Walter Wells, a pioneer lumberman in the area and the mayor of Menominee for three terms beginning in 1893. Many of the park's buildings, landscaping and water and sewage systems were built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in the 1930s and 1940s. |
The park was established in 1925 through a donation by the children of John Walter Wells, a pioneer lumberman in the area and the mayor of Menominee for three terms beginning in 1893. Many of the park's buildings, landscaping and water and sewage systems were built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in the 1930s and 1940s. |
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: [http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=432&type=SPRK Wells State Park] [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]] |
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*[http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_24196-146545--,00.html Bay Stone Lodge] |
*[http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_24196-146545--,00.html Bay Stone Lodge] |
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Revision as of 00:29, 13 January 2011
| Wells State Park | |
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  Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Location | Cedarville Township, Menominee County, Michigan, USA |
| Nearest city | Menominee, Michigan |
| Area | 678 acres (2.74 km²) |
| Established | 1925 |
| Governing body | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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Wells State Park (also known as J.W. Wells State Park) is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 678-acre (2.74 km2) park is located in Menominee County on the shore of the Bay of Green Bay, just south of Cedar River. It is on M-35, roughly midway between Menominee and Escanaba.
The park features a three-mile (5 km) shoreline with a sandy beach for swimming. There is a modern campground with 150 sites and five rustic cabins available for rent from mid-March to mid-December. The modern Bay Stone Lodge sleeps twelve and includes an equipped kitchen, two full bathrooms, screened porch and a stone fireplace in the great room.
Hiking is available on the Wells-Cedar River Trail, which runs along the shore of the Green Bay and side trails looping through other parts of the park.
The park was established in 1925 through a donation by the children of John Walter Wells, a pioneer lumberman in the area and the mayor of Menominee for three terms beginning in 1893. Many of the park's buildings, landscaping and water and sewage systems were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and 1940s.
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