| Our Heritage - An Irreplaceable Coastal Resource |
The park consists of three globally rare communities;
Great Lakes Open Dunes, a Great Lakes Marsh and
interdunal wetlands. The park also hosts a 100 year old
population of the endangered plant species Rose - Pink,
the largest and most viable population in the State of Michigan,
along with other native plant species of special concern.
- But the most frightening of all is that the Park itself as a whole is the poster child for
the ultimate in endangered species; our special public lands, scattered along the
shoreline, that are rapidly being privatized. They are "Places that Matter" and they
and future generations need for us to stand up and fight for them!
- JEAN KLOCK PARK NEEDS YOU!
| Save Jean Klock Park |
| Our legal challenge is continuing - our fight is not over! |
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Friends of Jean Klock Park | PO Box 8988 | Benton Harbor, MI 49023 info@savejeanklockpark.org | www.savejeanklockpark.org © 2009 Friends of Jean Klock Park. All Rights Reserved. |
- In 1917 John and Carrie Klock deeded
90 acres of Lake Michigan frontage to
the City in memory of their daughter
Jean who died in infancy. It is one of
the oldest parks in the State of
Michigan and has been a haven to five
generations. The land was purchased
from E.K. Warren who was a pioneer
in the early dunes preservation
movement. In response to the City's
resolution accepting the gift, John
Klock sent a note to the Mayor and
Common Council of the City titled; "It
is More Blessed to Give Than to
Receive." In his note he mentions E.K.
Warren's role to procure the parkland
then continues to say " It is our wish
that the lake frontage may always be
preserved in its natural state....." From
our historical research the Friends of
- Jean Klock Park are convinced that the proposed golf course is inconsistent with
John Klock and E.K. Warren's intent for the land when the park was placed in public
trust.