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Groundbreaking of the Flat Rock to Oakwood Connector

May 5, 2013 By Joe Pagano

East-West Connector Coming Soon to Huroc Park in Flat Rock
East-West Connector Coming Soon to Huroc Park in Flat Rock

Everyone is welcome to the East-West Greenways/Bike Path connector Groundbreaking at 4 PM on Monday May 6th.

The time is here!   We are getting out the shovels.

The final piece of the Downriver Linked Greenways East ~ West Connector that will tie the City of Flat Rock to Oakwood, Lower Huron and Willow Metropark is scheduled to begin construction the first week of May.

Once completed, our world class trail system will traverse from Oakwood, Lower Huron, Willow Metropark on the west thru the City of Flat Rock, City of Rockwood, City of Gibraltar and ending at the International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton.  This trail will have over 50 miles!

In addition, we will be making some great announcements about work being done along  I-275, City of Trenton, Elizabeth Park and the Huron River. You won’t want to miss it.

Click for an attached flyer that shows the new section starting at Huroc Park in Flat Rock.

Please feel free to pass it along and we hope to see you on the trail May 6th!

Filed Under: Flat Rock News

WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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