Higgins Lake in Roscommon County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

— Higgins Lake Nursery Trail —

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Marker

Inscription. This museum tells real stories of the more than 100,000 young men who lived and worked in 125 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in Michigan. The CCC was one of many nation-wide programs that gave work to the unemployed during the 1930s Great Depression. This reproduction barracks is based on the ones most CCC members lived in.

Inside, you will learn how CCC enrollees lived, played, and worked. You will also discover some of the thousands of conservation projects they completed to protect and create Michigan's forests, streams, and parks.

Erected by Michigan History Center and Department.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list.

Location. 44° 30.967′ N, 84° 45.471′ W. Marker is in Higgins Lake, Michigan, in Roscommon County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Higgins Lake Drive and Conservation Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11128

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N Higgins Lake Drive, Roscommon MI 48653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civilian Conservation Corps (a few steps from this marker); Beginning of State Reforestation (within shouting distance of this marker); Seed Beds (within shouting distance of this marker); Cone Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Ram Pump (within shouting distance of this marker); Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); Forest Heritage Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hale Fire Tower (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Higgins Lake.

Also see . . . Civilian Conservation Corps. Excerpt:

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

2. Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Marker
a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that supplied manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. The CCC was designed to supply jobs for young men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression in the United States.

(Submitted on January 7, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Civilian Conservation Corps Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

3. Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Civilian Conservation Corps Worker Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

4. Civilian Conservation Corps Worker Monument

"C.C.C. Worker"
1933-1942
Donated by M.C.C.C.
and friends.
June 1995

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

5. Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

This Civilian Conservation Corps Museum is part of the exhibits at the Higgins Lake Nursery.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,450 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 7, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.