[3] However, work was halted by the onset of the Great Depression, and did not resume until 1933, when workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps arrived.

[4] The Edward E. Hartwick Memorial Building is a 1-1/2 story rustic log structure built entirely of Michigan pine, measuring 71 feet (22 m) by 46 feet (14 m).

[2] A wide porch stretching across the front is covered by a continuous roof.

The interior features a large center hall with a cathedral ceiling and a massive fieldstone fireplace, and a second-floor mezzanine.

[4] The Memorial Building is one of the few remaining examples of the rustic log architecture used in the 1920s and 1930s by the Michigan State Park system.