Jan. 29, 2009
P. H. Hoeft State Park is hosting two "GO Get-Outdoors" lantern-lit, cross-country ski evenings on Saturday, Feb. 7, and again on Saturday, March 14. The lanterns and bonfires will be lit at 6 p.m. and extinguished at 9:30 p.m.
Beginning at the campground visitor parking lot, skiers will find approximately 1.5 miles of groomed and track set trails lit by lanterns. A warming station with a bonfire will be provided, along with hot chocolate and drinking water for refreshments. Visitors with snowshoes are also welcome.
P.H. Hoeft State Park is located at 5001 US-23 North near Rogers City. For more information about this event, accessibility, or persons needing accommodations to attend this event, contact the park supervisor, Blake Gingrich, at 989-734-2543 (TTY/TDD 711 Michigan Relay Center for the hearing impaired) at least seven days prior to the event, or view information about the park and accessibility at www.michigan.gov/hoeft.
Hoeft State Park offers a rustic mini-cabin that sleeps four for winter lodging. The park also offers the Hoeft Sears and Roebuck modern lodge, which has three bedrooms and sleeps eight persons. It has one and a half bathrooms, and is equipped with a refrigerator, stove, microwave, coffee maker, pots and pans, dinnerware, linens and towels.
Contact the park for more information or reservations, and remember to start making your summer camping reservations online at www.midnrreservations.com or by calling 800-44-PARKS (800-447-2757).
All motor vehicles entering a state park or recreation area must display a Motor Vehicle Permit, available for purchase at the park entrance. Cost is $24 for a resident annual and $6 for a resident daily. A nonresident annual is $29 and a nonresident daily is $8.