Delta Township in Eaton County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Thought of a Summer Day

Photographed by Joel Seewald, March 2, 2024

1. The Thought of a Summer Day Marker

Inscription.

The Thought of a Summer Day. . , "But present duties call me I cannot, must not stay. I go, but carry with me The thought of a summer day." , - Fanny J. Moon, 1891 , , Opportunity for Everyone , Woldumar Nature Center welcomes all learners. Some students, though visually impaired, have been able to experience nature by sensing sounds, smalls, and textures of the pond, lagoon, and woods. , , Bees , Over the years, the beehives at Woldumar Nature Center have provided visitors with a large amount of honey. The beekeepers were often children. One particularly bountiful harvest in 1968 produced over a thousand pounds! , , The Heritage Garden , Replicating pioneer life, conservation efforts at Woldumar Nature Center include a heritage garden beside the Moon Cabin. Seeds used in the garden were not genetically modified. Once harvested, plants are hung from the cabin rafters to dry. , , The United Nations , Woldumar Nature Center was the only organization of its kind to receive an invitation to the United Nations' first global Conference on the Human Environment. Held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, director Richard Snider discussed the center's educational conservation efforts. , , Named National Center , Woldumar Nature Center was honored in 1971 as one of eleven Environmental Education Centers in the United States. This designation gave permanent environmental protections to the property. , , A Special Guest , Michigan's first lady, Helen Wallbank Milliken, wife of Governor William G. Milliken, visited Woldumar Nature Center in 1970 and 1971 to educate students about the importance of caring for the environment. , , Top left image caption: Brenda Helton holds a raccoon, 1967 , , Middle left caption image: Clarence Horstmyer shows students a bee colony, 1967 , , Bottom left image caption: A gardener shows off her produce, 1987 , , Top right image caption: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 1972 , , Bottom right image caption: Helen Milliken lectures students on the environment, 1971

"But present duties call me I cannot, must not stay. I go, but carry with me The thought of a summer day."
- Fanny J. Moon, 1891

Opportunity for Everyone
Woldumar Nature Center welcomes all learners. Some students, though visually impaired, have been able to experience nature by sensing sounds, smalls, and textures of the pond, lagoon, and woods.

Bees
Over the years, the beehives at Woldumar Nature Center have provided visitors with a large amount of honey. The beekeepers were often children. One particularly bountiful harvest in 1968 produced over a thousand pounds!

The Heritage Garden
Replicating pioneer life, conservation efforts at Woldumar Nature Center include a heritage garden beside the Moon Cabin. Seeds used in the garden were not genetically modified. Once harvested, plants are hung from the cabin rafters to dry.

The United Nations
Woldumar Nature Center was the only organization of its kind to receive an invitation to the United Nations' first global Conference on the Human Environment. Held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, director Richard Snider discussed the center's educational conservation efforts.

Named National Center
Woldumar Nature

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Center was honored in 1971 as one of eleven Environmental Education Centers in the United States. This designation gave permanent environmental protections to the property.

A Special Guest
Michigan's first lady, Helen Wallbank Milliken, wife of Governor William G. Milliken, visited Woldumar Nature Center in 1970 and 1971 to educate students about the importance of caring for the environment.

Top left image caption: Brenda Helton holds a raccoon, 1967

Middle left caption image: Clarence Horstmyer shows students a bee colony, 1967

Bottom left image caption: A gardener shows off her produce, 1987

Top right image caption: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 1972

Bottom right image caption: Helen Milliken lectures students on the environment, 1971

Erected by Woldumar Nature Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 42° 41.477′ N, 84° 37.849′ W. Marker is in Delta Township, Michigan, in Eaton County. It can be reached from Old Lansing Road east of Murel Drive. The marker is on the grounds of the Woldumar Nature Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5739 Old Lansing Road, Lansing MI 48917, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, March 2, 2024

2. The Thought of a Summer Day Marker

This marker is the one on the right.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan

and in Greater Lansing.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Moon and Olds Family Legacies (here, next to this marker); The Door of the Past (here, next to this marker); Gossiping Grand (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trinity A.M.E. Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Delta Center Methodist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Bell (approx. 3.2 miles away); Little Family Homesite / Malcolm X (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delta Township.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.