 The first Medina
County Park build in Granger Township was Allardale at 401 Remsen Road.
The three generation farm was donate by Stan and Esther Allard in 1992,
and was opened to the public in 1997. The Lodge at Allardale was added
later, to the east, through the generosity of Stan and Esther Allard's
family. There is also a horse-riding area just east of the lodge. Carolyn Ludwig Mugrage Park at 4895 Windfall Road was donated to the
park district by Richardand Beverly Mugrage donated their 102 acre
family farm. It is very popular with a 1 mile paved trail, a nature
trail, a dog park, fishing lake, Story Walk, and an inclusive
playground.Granger Wetlands Wildlife Sanctuary at 4023 Beachler Road opened in
2023. The area had been a wetlands area when pioneers first arrived in
Granger. Over the years, property owners were able to make the 163
acres tillable by draining the land. Uses included growning table
vegtables, raising prized race horses and operating a race track, dairy
farming, and growing potatoes. A wetland mitigation foundation
purchased the land in 2005 and restored the wetlands, making much of it
forested wetlands. They donated it to the county parks. Over the years,
as the trees mature, visitors who walk the1.31 mile grass path will
enjoy seeing the forest mature. The wetlands is accessed by a covered
bridge over Granger Ditch. |
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