My boyfriend and I came here last January. We didn't wake up that morning with the intention of going; we were actually planning on going to Snowfest in Frankenmuth. But after being stuck on Main St for almost an hour with no hope of finding parking, we escaped Little Bavaria as fast as we could to avoid the rush of people. We drove away somewhat without a destination. It was a nice day, so I decided to look up "nature trail near me." This is what came up in the search.

We weren't expecting much, but what we did experience was certainly interesting. I'm assuming because it was mid January that the nature trails hadn't really been touched in a while. I would say Blair Witch Project was inspired by these trails if I didn't know better. We found a meadow with abandoned auditorium style seating, facing the center fire pit. Is that where the witches and wizards of Millington, Michigan meet? It was in my mind, that day. (The mages were even kind enough to have handicapped accessible seats!)

My favorite things were the "nature" and "fitness" signs. Not "nature trail continues this way," just "nature." Sometimes the directions were even more ambiguous. A sort of "choose your own adventure," if you will.

We really got a kick out of the "fitness challenges" we came across. Even more bemusing were the sprawl of disc golf nets, the only thing that assisted is in figuring out which direction the "trail" was in. We somehow found our way to a small babbling brook. Which was actually a very nice place to have a picnic, or maybe a seánce. Or heck, maybe both!

Anyways, I thought the whole park had a sort of "Midwest Gothic" charm to it. It had equal parts "small town in Michigan" and "Stephen King-esque inspiration" to it. I'm sure it's much less haunted in the summer.