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Huron Clinton Metroparks adds Detroit water garden, highlights parks growth and programs

House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism · October 29, 2025
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Metroparks CEO Amy McMillan told the committee the Huron Clinton system now includes a Detroit water garden as a fourteenth park, described the system's 25,000 acres, 7.3 million annual visitors, programs such as Everyone in the Pool and a coming World Disc Golf Championship at Kensington, and emphasized regional economic and health impacts.

Lansing — Amy McMillan, chief executive officer of Huron Clinton Metroparks, gave the committee an overview of the regional system’s growth, programs and recent additions, including the inclusion of a Detroit water garden as a fourteenth park.

McMillan said the Metroparks serve five counties (Wayne, Washtenaw, Livingston, Macomb and Oakland) with 14 parks and 25,000 acres and…

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