Saturday, April 20, 2013
The campground now offers pet friendly sites from May 24 through Sept. 2.
Camp Dearborn is welcoming pets and their owners to select campgrounds for the 2013 camping season. The camp has designated several "pet friendly" sites on a trial basis from May 24 through Sept. 2. "In the past, we were only allowing pets prior to Memorial Day and after Labor Day, which cost us a lot of business," Kathryn Oldford, office assistant at Camp Dearborn said. "Now people can bring their pets with them all summer long." The new policy applies to sites 121-127, and 154-161 for full hook-up RV access; and electric sites 162-191. Patrons will pay an extra $2 a day to use the pet friendly areas. According to the camp's website, animals must be kept on a leash at all times, and up to date on all vaccinations. Dogs cannot be left …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The course is expected to break even for fiscal year 2013, which ends June 30.
A revenue and expenditure budget for the Mystic Creek Golf Club at Camp Dearborn—which was repossessed by the City of Dearborn in late 2012—was approved by Dearborn City Council Tuesday. It's expected that the golf course will come close to breaking even for fiscal year 2013, which ends June 30. Revenues and expenditures for the course are expected at just under $700,000 each. City officials agreed in October to begin the process to repossess the golf course and banquet center, which has been run by a private company that effectively stopped paying its lease. The city made a deal with owner Jim Dewling and his company, Total Golf, to buy the property and all assets for $900,000—minus anything Dewling owes on the property, including back …
Friday, October 26, 2012
The city is planning to present a proposal to current lessee Jim Dewling, who has defaulted on his lease payments.
The city of Dearborn is planning to resume ownership of the Camp Dearborn-attached golf course, Mystic Creek, after learning that current owner Total Golf Inc. has fallen $142,000 behind in lease payments—and doesn't want to pay them until 2015. According to city officials, CEO Jim Dewling made a request to the city asking for a three-year suspension of his lease payments, at which point he would resume payment of previous rent, as well as ongoing payments. Dearborn City Council this week voted to move forward with a counter-proposal which would require Total Golf to turn over the golf course and all assets to the city on Nov. 1 for a sum of $900,000. Money Troubles for Mystic Creek The city indicated that financial troubles with the …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Events include magic shows, hayrides, pumpkin carving and more.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
The Dearborn Recreation and Parks Department has added a third Halloween Weekend at Camp Dearborn, due to the popularity of the family-friendly event held the past five years. This October the weekends of 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28 are reserved for the themed camping weekends. Halloween Weekends offer families an opportunity to expand on the fun and excitement of Halloween by booking a tent, cabin or RV site for a weekend filled with activities in a safe environment. New this year are the popular resort cabins with full bathroom facilities. Campers will receive one pumpkin at check-in Friday afternoon to carve and enter in a contest. Additional pumpkins will be available for purchase and campsites will be allowed multiple entries in the …
Friday, September 14, 2012
A feasibility study on the camp requested in March is likely to be completed in October.
As the summer comes to a close, the City of Dearborn is taking a look at the status of use for its newly built resort-style cabins, and the outlook for their locale, Camp Dearborn. The cabins saw 84.38 percent occupancy during the peak season—Memorial Day through Labor Day—which was above set goals, said Recreation and Parks Director Greg Orner. “We budgeted for an 80 percent occupancy,” Orner said, “so we’re ahead of schedule.” Preliminary numbers for fiscal year 2012, which ended June 30, show that the camp overall will give back $125,000 in funds to the city over expenses. The department is on target to pay back the $310,000 in general funding used to fund construction of the cabins; however, there’s no word on whether more will be …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The fall season will kick off with the Canteen Dance Sept. 2.
Over Labor Day weekend, a live band will once again help campers rock through the last official days of the season at Camp Dearborn, and roll right into fall activities. The band–still to be announced–will perform from 7:30-10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2 at the camp's annual Canteen Dance. The official camping season traditionally ends with an End of Summer Bash on Labor Day weekend, while the camp office changes gears to the welcome the fall camping crowd. The Canteen, normally open daily 4–10 p.m., will have special hours for Labor Day begin at 10:30 a.m. through the early evening. The Labor Day Weekend tent and cabin reservations are expected to be fully booked, but campers can call ahead to reserve a campsite for the following weeks…
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The State of Michigan grant will be matched by $115,000 in funding from the City of Dearborn.
Gov. Rick Snyder this month approved a $268,900 grant to develop a trail between Camp Dearborn and the Milford Recreation Trail, the state announced. The development is part of $38 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants to support 99 recreation and land acquisition projects throughout the state. It also includes further improvements to the Kensington Metropark, as well as trail developments in Grand Traverse County. For the Camp Dearborn project, the grant requires a funding match of $115,000 from the city of Dearborn, which is around 30 percent of the whole project's projected costs. The project would result in a multi-use path that would connect the Milford Trail on General Motors Road to Camp Dearborn. The path would …
Monday, August 6, 2012
How did the legendary Camp Dearborn walk come to be – and could it be recreated?
It was a hot summer day in 1962. A group of teenage friends from the now abandoned St. Alphonsus school in Dearborn were hanging out, talking about their big plans for the weekend. In those days, the social Mecca of Dearborn in the summer was undoubtedly Camp Dearborn. It was the place to spend the summer for Dearbornites both young and old. It was the social gathering spot for teens and in-betweens to awkwardly and excitedly mingle with the opposite sex at the still legendary Canteen dance. Joe McCracken had been hearing from his friends all day about his busted up old car. “That beat up thing will never make it to camp! You’d be better off walking!” his friends derided. Defiantly, and unhesitatingly Joe replied, “Then I WILL walk to camp…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
A grand opening ceremony for the facility's newest addition will be held June 16.
Camp Dearborn has come a long way from the days of Tent Village. Originally opened in 1948, the city-owned recreation facility in Milford is turning a new corner in camping. Reservations opened June 4 for eight resort-style cabins, which feature a full bathroom, electricity, beds for six, and an outdoor cooking area with a microwave, refridgerator and electric cooktop. The cabins–which cost the Dearborn Recreation Department more than $310,000 to construct–are booking up fast, according to department Director Greg Orner. "Thirty percent of the available inventory was booked on the first day," said Orner. At this time, camp is only booking the cabins for week-long stays, which run $660 for seven nights. If the cabins are not booked, they …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
The event will take place on Sunday from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Camp Dearborn will host its 16th annual Children’s Fishing Derby on Sunday, June 10, from 8 a.m. to noon. Boys and girls between the ages of three and 15 are invited to take part in this free event. The fishing competition will be broken into four age categories: 3-5 years old; 6-8 years old; 9-11 years old; and 12-15 years old. Prizes will be awarded in each age category for both the most fish caught, and the biggest fish caught. Children can enter the derby free of charge but must register upon arrival to compete in their age group. All the young fishermen are asked to bring their own rod, bucket and bait. Participants should plan to arrive early. The annual derby is sponsored primarily by Eppinger Manufacturing, the Dearborn Lions …
Marium Wilke
4:22 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013
I have been waiting for this day for ever!...Now maybe i can go and enjoy Camp Dearborn with my pets....I could never go before...Now i have an option...I am a responsible pet owner and take better care of my pets then some people do their kids...I know wher my pets are at all times...Thank You Great Idea for all of us responsible pet owners...Thank You! more ›