[1] It is open year-round and includes 40 works of art and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) of hiking trails.
The Michigan Legacy Art Park was founded in 1995 by artist David Barr.
In his acceptance speech, he told the audience of his desire to create a Michigan Art Park – a place where artists could tell the story of our state in and through the fundamental materials of nature.
In his assessment of our state at that time, there was something missing – a place that expresses Michigan's history through the arts.
The mission is primarily fulfilled through an outdoor sculpture collection that expresses Michigan's history and extensive educational opportunities.