Lansing Area Weekend!

July 27-29, 2012

We decided to take a weekend camping trip to Sleepy Hollow State Park (Laingsburg, MI), since we had a birthday party to go to in the Lansing area. We set up on site 145, which was perfect size for our pop-up trailer. The site was very private, surrounded with vegetation.  The bathrooms were clean. The showers were warm, but nowhere close to being hot.

We did not spend a lot of time at the campground, but there is a kid’s play structure, disk golf, a picnic area, a beach and a hiking trail. Many people fish, boat, and kayak in Lake Ovid.

Peacock Road Tree Farm

The birthday party we went to was for a 1-year old and was held at Peacock Road Tree Farm, which is also in Laingsburg.  The farm has a petting zoo, train rides, and hay rides. The place was nice and very well maintained.

Prior to the party, we headed to downtown Lansing to check out the Michigan Historical Museum. The museum use to be free to get in but now charges $6 or less per visitor. If you have the “Recreation Passport” sticker on your license plate tab you get a discount. The museum is nice and would be a great activity for a rainy day and also for children. You may also want to visit the capitol building, which is a couple of blocks away. During the week, it appeared that you would have to pay for parking, but on the weekend it was free. You will need to check the hours for the museum, it varies.

Lansing Lugnuts 

Saturday evening we got tickets to see the Lansing Lugnuts baseball team. The Lugnuts are a Class “A” minor league team, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. We headed to Clara’s for dinner. Clara’s is housed in the “Union Depot”, which was built in 1902. There is a historical marker outside of the place, which tells you the history of the building. The building is very pretty. The menu at Clara’s is rather large and the prices are reasonable. I had a Calzone, it was good. It was well cooked and a bit smaller than what some places serve.

We kept our vehicle parked at Clara’s and walked the few blocks to the Lugnuts game. We had $20 clubhouse seating. While seating in that area, pop was $2.50 and you got free refills. Free popcorn was also provided. There were fireworks after the game, which were nice. It was about a 30 minute drive back to the campground.

The next morning we packed up headed home, with memories of an excellent camping weekend!