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| Hudson Mills has paved trails like this one at Fowlerville Community Park - photo taken of Clayton Klein in May 2013 as we walked and talked about the gathering of walkers at Hudson Mills Metro Park on June 15. Bring your cameras! |
*You’re invited to kick off summer with Michigan’s Walking Man: 10:30am
– 2pm Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Hudson Mills Metro Park south of Pinckney and
just around the corner from Hell.
You know that guy who walked to Hell from Paradise? And,
beyond Hell to Ohio? And he walked that 420 miles for the benefit of Michigan’s
Hospice program? Five times?
Yes, our own Walking
Man, Clayton Klein. And, yes, the last walk was four years ago – September
2009 – the year Clayton became a nonagenarian!
Since then, he’s written his memoirs: My First 90 Years. Perhaps you walked with “Ole Clate” or perhaps
you cheered him on and supported the cause. Maybe you’ve been enjoying reading
all the escapades and adventures in his book… including his travels on the big
walk. Well, Hell is beautiful this time of year. And, we think that a
celebration is in order.
So, we’re inviting
you to spend a little while catching up with Ole Clate at Hudson Mills
Metropark, a wonderful place in Hell’s neighborhood. The park is located on Territorial Road West
of US 23 and south of Pinckney. Please
note: There’s a $5 per vehicle fee for day use.
Turn right at the booth to River Grove parking lot, and we’ll be
there.
*Directions: For your
GPS, the address is: 8801 N. Territorial Rd, Dexter, MI. From M-52, take M-36
to Pinckney, then south (at light) on Dexter-Pinckney Rd to Territorial, then,
east to the park on the right-hand side. From US-23, go west on Territorial to the
park, on left.
We’ll meet at 10:30am
allowing time to walk (there are two 4-mile paved trails) or bike. Or bring
your kayak for a float down the Huron River that runs through the park. Or sit and relax awhile, enjoying the beautiful scenery with the company of
Clayton fans.
Bring picnic supplies: whatever food and drinks you’d like, chairs,
blankets, etc. We’ll provide hot dogs and chips, cake and perhaps some iced
tea. We’ll picnic at 12:30. We’ve set the end-time at 2pm so there’d be
time for a stop at Hell’s little ice
cream shop on your way back home. (From
the park, take Territorial west to Dexter-Pinckney Rd and back north to Darwin Road, and drive west
to Hell.)
We hope, among the many events going on that day, that you
can fit part or all into your schedule.
If you enjoy this gathering, perhaps we can plan a future walkabout at
another location. It would be fun to keep the Walking Man Club going.
Bring your family and let us know if you’re coming and how
many. You can call Clayton at 517-223-8135 or email him clayton@firststep.net / or email Sue Parcheta at sgparcheta@gmail.com (phone 517-281-2014). You can also message
Susan G Parcheta on Facebook. By all means, be sure you are fans on the Clayton Klein, the Walking Man page at
Facebook. That’s a good place for
keeping up with Clayton!
Looking forward to seeing you at Hudson Mills June 15. Metroparks
link: http://www.metroparks.com
Booksigning note: Clayton will have books there, and will be
glad to autograph a copy for you.
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