A once vibrant green space in Lansing shuttered nearly 30 years ago has come back to life. Yesterday, Mayor Virg Bernero and others stood on a new boat dock on a 15-acre lake to cut the ribbon re-opening Ralph W. Crego Park. The city’s largest public park was closed in 1986 when toxic chemicals were found on the site. Now, after a state and city funded environmental cleanup, the park named for Lansing’s longest serving mayor is open for business. Current State’s Kevin Lavery was there to see the rebirth of this hidden gem.
AUDIO POSTCARD: Crego Park Grand Re-opening
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Children learn to kayak at Fidelity Lake, the heart of Ralph W. Crego Park. The facility re-opened Thursday after being closed since 1986.
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Staff members of River Town Adventures in Lansing help local kids learn to pilot a kayak on Crego Park's 15-acre lake.
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Former Lansing parks director Murdock Jemerson (left) and community leader Alfreda Schmidt listen as Lansing mayor Virg Bernero dedicates the re-opened Ralph W. Crego Park.
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Members of the Crego family help mayor Virg Bernero cut the ribbon to mark the re-opening of Crego Park. The site underwent an extensive cleanup project funded by the state and city of Lansing.
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Crego Park offers fishing, boating and a nature trail alongside Fidelity Lake. The park is located at 1600 Fidelity Road, just east of Aurelius Road and Mt. Hope Road in south Lansing.
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