Howell Nature Center

Lipke Center, located in Detroit, MI, has been revitalizing and empowering one of the city's most-challenged and underserved neighborhoods since 2015. Through their premier training center, the SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park, they are changing the game for young Detroiters by providing top-notch academic, athletic, and arts programs in partnership with Detroit's major sports teams. With state-of-the-art sports facilities, a 7,000 sq. foot digital learning and enrichment center, and transportation provided from participating schools, Lipke Center offers a comprehensive and supportive environment for students aged 8 to 18. Their commitment to developing great readers and great people is evident through their after-school program, which includes at least an hour of study before engaging in other activities, as well as opportunities for competitive robotics teams and access to a recording studio. As an initiative of SAY Detroit, a 501(c)(3) charity, Lipke Center is dedicated to providing pathways to success for Detroiters in need.Generated from the website

Jaycee Park offers 5.92 acres of park space in downtown Grand Ledge along nearly 1,700 feet of the Grand River on East River Street. Recent expansions of the park helped make way for a permanent bathroom facility, an improved boat launch, connecting paved trail to the existing Riverwalk Trail and Wide Walk, a natural kayak launch, and an ADA-accessible kayak/canoe launch. As a destination, Jaycee Park offers a play structure, a large swing set, a sand volleyball court, a full basketball court, picnic tables, a sledding hill, a universally accessible splashpad, and a performance shelter with seating for over 500. With direct access to the Riverwalk Trail and Wide Walk, as well as 100 on-street parking places along East River Street, Jaycee Park is easily accessible by non-motorized and motorized travel. Jaycee Park hosts popular summer events such as Music in the Park (free live concerts, Thursday evenings from June - August), Yankee Doodle Day (festival in June); and the Market on t