Littlefield Township would like to recognize the people who made this Park and Gazebo possible. Joseph A. Magnus, grandfather, of Julian A. Magnus Jr. built this Gazebo in 1913 and donated it to Oden Community Association in 1934. Perpetual . . . — — Map (db m213311) HM
From the 1880s to 1931, hatcheries used railcars
to move fish to planting sites. Workers transferred
fish from ponds to 10-gallon milk cans and then to
a specially modified railcar. Inside this railcar you
will find a re-creation of Michigan’s . . . — — Map (db m247273) HM
You are looking at the original 1920 Oden Hatchery.
The main floor was used to hatch eggs into fry,
which were then moved outside into rearing ponds.
The second floor was the manager’s residence.
Michigan's Department of . . . — — Map (db m247270) HM
At one time North America’s most
numerous bird, the passenger pigeon
was particularly abundant in the
Upper Mississippi Valley. The mature
male was about 16 inches long. Less
colorful and big was the female. In
1914 the last known survivor . . . — — Map (db m233852) HM
State Board of Fish Commissioners. Nineteenth-century commercial fishing
and logging operations helped grow
Michigan’s economy but also posed
threats to resource sustainability. The
logging industry’s use of waterways to
transport logs . . . — — Map (db m233849) HM
Fish are connected to the people of
the Great Lakes. Our cultural and
environmental heritage reflects this
relationship. Here at the Oden State
Fish Hatchery, you can explore your
connections to fish, streams, lakes,
and the Great Lakes.
. . . — — Map (db m247275) HM
