Hines Scenic Drive | Wayne County, MICHIGAN

Hines scenic drive in Wayne County Michigan, USA
Nature created the area known as Hines Park as a flood plain of the Middle Rouge River. That's been the case for centuries and will continue to be the case. But rather than letting that land sit unused by everything but mosquitoes, or more likely, be gobbled up by industries in the early 1900's, Wayne County adapted the land into a spectacular public park.
The idea originated with Henry Ford, who was one of the original Wayne County Road Commissioners. After deeding several of his properties over to the County after he had left the Commission, the County devised a plan to use the land for a public park. Not only did converting this area to open space keep potentially polluting businesses away from the river, it provided a natural safety valve of sorts: if the park remains an area where flooding can occur naturally, nearby homes and businesses could be spared.
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[@seanodeli7031]

You went when it didn’t rain huh
This road floods like crazy

[@patrickploucha2118]

Actually, that is what it is supposed to do. Much of it is a flood plan, meaning that it is an area for water to go during heavy rains