7 Mile Non-Motorized Entrance Update: In 2020, the Maybury State Park’s General Management Plan identified a non-motorized entrance along the southern border of the park as a priority to provide community access from all directions and link current and planned trails in Wayne and Oakland Counties. After a fundraising campaign in 2020, the Friends of Maybury State Park donated $18,000 in 2021 toward the preliminary engineering study. Since the entrance will be constructed in a Wayne County Road Right of Way, a traffic count study was completed in January 2022 and it was determined that a HAWK (Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Signal) is required to approve construction. The first phase, which has been funded and completed, was the project engineering and design of the pedestrian HAWK signal crossing and access into the park. The Friends of Maybury State Park has received many generous private donations. All funds that were donated for the Seven Mile entrance have been allocated for this project. In addition, over the last several years two matching grants were applied for and received from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. In January of 2024 the park received an engineering cost estimate for the project and has become aware that additional funds need to be raised for completion. The DNR and Friends of Maybury State Park are fully committed to this community and park enhancement and are exploring private and public funding avenues in order to complete the project. To donate to the Seven Mile Non-Motorized Entrance Project please contact the Friends of Maybury State Park via www.friendsofmaybury.org or click on our MightyCause Link: https://www.mightycause.com/story/U22jff
Memberships & donations to the Friends of Maybury State Park help improve the park and help support our local youth organizations. Recent renovations to the pond boardwalk were made possible by several Eagle Scout projects. These were partially funded by the The Friends of Maybury State Park.
The Friends of Maybury State Park provided volunteers to help with the pumpkin decorating station for Maybury Farm Great Fall Festival. The weather was beautiful and our Schoolcraft College volunteers along with Friends of Maybury volunteers made this very popular station a huge success! Lots of fun was had by both children and adults!
The DNR, Maybury State Park and The Friends of Maybury State Park coordinated with Oakland County Parks for the first Diversability Day held at a Michigan State Park. Participants were able to try several activities and treated to lunch. By showing what activities are available, word is spreading of the many opportunities available. Thanks to all for working together to for this special event! See the photos belows! Fun was had by all!
From Left to Right: Doreen Tietjen/Secretary, Rich Duntley/Treasurer, Janet Urbanski/Director, Joe Wrobel/President, Barb Krizman/Vice President
