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JRS___B
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Oct 28, 2013

New Michigan State Park System is Operational

It appears the new system actually came online early.

You can navigate the site without typing. It all pretty much clicking on menus. Kind of neat, and faster.

And, of course, the big thing is the pictures of all of the individual sites.

I got a kick out of the fact that Site 152 on Muskallonge Lake State Park includes a picture of my tent and boat trailer. I guess they were on a tight deadline and could not wait until I vacated the site to take the picture.
  • I have assumed all along that everyone has to start from scratch.

    We also had two accounts. Each had its own unique username, password, email address and customer ID number (one for me and one for DW).

    But if, for example, I forgot my password, I could have set up a new user account in a minute or so. There are probably people out there that set up a dozen different accounts over the years. It was an opportune time to clean house.
  • After doing a little more research I see that this new website will not be fully activated (to be able to make reservations) until November 1.

    The website is available this week for people to peruse and become familiar with.

    The lack of being able to make a reservation online between October 22 and October 31 is probably why I cannot "sign in" under my previous accounts on this new website right now.

    I assume they would want the new system to be able to accept existing accounts as they all have a history tied to them.
  • JRS & B,

    True that the old CG map wasn't perfect but it was very close as to the shape and size of each CG campsite in a SP. We have used it for years now but I can't paste an exact web address because it no longer shows the same thing it used to when I do it.

    I hear you on the H-58 situation. The present gravel etc H-58 road section goes from well graded and very smooth to a wash boarded rough with wet mud holes about 20 MPH travel. Depending on a lot of factors over a time period and the weather/grading situation. We've seen the gamut over the years! It's such a pretty drive and fun when the road's good. The real issue is that it's the only way to go from Muskallonge SP to Grand Marias without making it a very long trek of 49 miles using some gravel/dirt back roads to the south or 63.3 miles on paved roads using M-28 (McMillan/Seney) VS a short drive of 18.5 miles on H-58.

    You can't be serious, can you? Ending a fiber-optic cable right at a politicians home? Duh! Must have run short of cable or maybe it got wet and shrunk? haha
  • travelnutz - I am serious. As you may have noticed, electric and phone service stops right after the park (actually with a few cottages and the Northmere store). But, there is a right-of-way cleared all the way to Grand Marias with warning signs posted for people not to dig up the buried fiber optic cable. I assumed it kept on going to maybe Marquette because colleges sometimes get that perk in exchange for granting a company a franchise by their city. But no, it only goes as far as this particular subdivision by Grand Marias. In the last couple of years the charges finally came down and the locals can now afford to use the service as well, so I guess it wasn't a totally bad thing in the end.
  • I understood your post about the cable ending at the subdivision where the politician lives and my reply was in gist as in light hearted. I had heard about this subject before from a SP Ranger at Muskallonge.

    Yes, very interesting that so many poor or average persons get into politics and amazingly soon becomes wealthy or filthy rich if they are elected to go to Washington DC! Must be something in the water so many of the politicians drink, ya think? Couldn't be compromised ethics at play, could it? Who'd a thunk that?
  • wingsfan20 wrote:
    Just went there. Wow! Checked out site we were on just a couple of weeks ago. This is the best state park site I have ever seen. Maybe ReserveAmerica can take a hint from this.


    Agreed. Better yet, show the others how to set one up and get rid of the Reserve America issue period. Georgia had a great system too until some politician's relative wanted a commission and sold them RA.

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