Oak Park is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 29,793.
The film 8 Mile is named after a road that is the northern border of the city of Detroit, Michigan. Oak Park is one of the cities bordering Detroit along that road.
Oak Park officially became a city on October 30, 1945 when the state of Michigan accepted the city charter. Planned subdivisions developments in the late 1950s resulted in Oak Park being named “America’s Fastest Growing City” at one point. Major civic improvments in the late ’50s included the addition of an outdoor swimming pool and an ice rink in the Oak Park Park (now known as Shepard park, after a former mayor, David Shepard).
The most famous attribute of the park, however, was an unintended consequence of the major building boom in the ’50s. Hamilton Hill was formed when builders began dumping excess fill dirt in one specific section of the park. During the winter, kids brought their sleds to Hamilton Hill, and enjoyed an exciting ride to the bottom, as chronicled in Esther Meeks’ childrens book “The Hill That Grew.”
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Lake, Michigan may refer to a few places in the U.S. state of Michigan:
An unincorporated community in Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan
Eight different Lake Townships
Lake County, Michigan
Lake City, Michigan
There is also Lake Michigan as well as numerous lakes in Michigan which, as might be expected, contain "Lake" in their name; a partial list can be found at Category:Lakes in Michigan
Higgins Lake is a small unincorporated community along the southern and western shores of Higgins Lake, a recreational and fishing lake located in Roscommon County, Michigan, in the United States. Higgins Lake is the name of the post office for the area, with ZIP code 48627. This ZIP code includes several other small communities and locales along the shores of the lake, including (moving counter-clockwise around the lake) Hillcrest, Lyon Manor, Detroit Park, Cook Corner, Sharps Corner, Almeda Beach, Oak Grove, Ritz Corner, Pine Bluffs, and Cottage Grove. Since all have Higgins Lake as a postal address, they are often
Copper Harbor is a small, unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township in northeastern Keweenaw County, in the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior. The town's name alludes to the former use of its harbor as a port for shipping copper mined from local deposits during the mid-19th century. That economic activity no longer exists, and the town's harbor is most used for recreational use and for a ferry that connects Isle Royale National Park to northern Michigan.
The town is in an area of spectacular scenery; it
Winter Park
Winter Park is a nature lover's dream location. The Parks Division is currently in charge of over 70 parks, all home to various events, festivals and celebrations throughout the year.Winter Park offers golf, fishing, canoeing, soccer, tennis, swimming, basketball, baseball, and so much more in outstanding facilities through the area.
Winter Park Attractions
Winter Park Public Library
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
University 8
Regal Winter Park Village 20
Winter Park Playhouse
Pinocchio's Marionette Theater
Interlochen is an unincorporated community within Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is noted for the nationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts.
The community is situated between Green Lake and Duck Lake, which gives the area its name, meaning literally between the lakes. It is about 14 miles southwest of Traverse City at 44°38'41" north latitude, 85°46'02" west longitude. The elevation is 841 feet above sea level and the FIPS place code is 40800. The ZIP code is 49643.
U.S. Highway 31 passes about a mile north of the area and Michigan State
