Black River Park Parking and Canoe Launch Improvements

Alcona Township Park along the Black River in Alcona County is a 4-acre park with a paved boat launch. Alcona Township received a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant for an improvement project to the park in 2017 to add amenities to provide more recreational opportunities and safer parking/access for residents and visitors.

The project included adding an accessible canoe and kayak launch, a fishing dock, walkways, and accessible parking spaces. The park is located at the mouth of the Black River and has access to Lake Huron. The canoe and kayak launch is west of the existing boat launch, which keeps the launching activity away from the fishing area of the channel and convenient access to the existing parking area. The fishing platform is near the mouth of the river, where fish are prevalent. This project also serves as a trailhead for the Huron Shores Coastal Water Trail.

Spicer Group was responsible for the grant administration, design, survey, permitting, bidding assistance, and construction administration for this project.