Bathrooms, water and electrical systems are first up in Michigan’s $250M plan to improve state parks

Straits State Park

Straits State Park in St. Ignace, Mich., will be one of the first state parks to see upgrades under the Building Michigan Together Plan, which allotted $250 million to state parks for infrastructure improvements. The plan is 88% federally funded through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.MI Dept. of Natural Resources

Michigan is about to start spending $250 million that was earmarked this year for state parks improvements.

Two “shovel ready” projects will break ground this fall at Straits State Park and Cheboygan State Park. The work is something “for campers to get excited” about, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

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