Reviews for Michigan Memorial Park, Michigan (Images of America Series)

The average rating for Michigan Memorial Park, Michigan (Images of America Series) based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-14 00:00:00 Thomas Herrera I found the book very informative and interesting. Probably because I grew up less than 8 miles from Michigan Memorial Park. Many of my childhood friends went to high school (Huron High School) across the street from the cemetery and a favorite golf course (Willow Metropark Golf Course) is located nearby. Through the years I've attended various services in the chapel and watched committal services at the gravesite. The great majority of those services were performed by my father or brother, Revs. Loyd and Rick Locklear. But recently this "ground" has become very sacred to me personally, with the burial of my precious sister, Lona (December of 2013) and my dearest brother and friend, Rick (April of 2017) there.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-11-08 00:00:00 Maurio Tillman Not a deep book, and some of the pictures suggested deep stories that were not told, but it was a hoot. Lots of pictures of the parks-that-were. My husband used to be a docent at Point Defiance Zoo, which these days is awesome and does its best to build humane and interesting habitats. The zoo-that-was was more of the concrete slabs and cages variety. That said, in the pictures, the animals look happy enough; the circa 1900 polar bears seem very interested in the visitors reaching through the bars and had at least a bit of a pond. It was a little bittersweet to see pictures of the Point Defiance pagoda, where I have attended weddings and memorials, in its heyday. I know the powers that be are attempting to restore it to its former glories, but the fire took its toll. There are some great shots of the young men with the Civilian Conservation Core in their bunkhouses. Nice reminder that these parks were part of the larger history of the country. Not worth the cover price of $20 for me, but definitely worth checking out from the library.