Editing Alpena, Michigan (section)

==Parks==
* Avery Park
* Duck Park 
* Island Park
* Mich-e-ke-wis Park
* McRae Park
* Rotary Island
* Starlite Beach
* Sytek Park
* Lamarre Park
* Thompson Park
* Washington Park<ref>[https://www.alpena.mi.us/residents/city_parks/washington_avenue_park.php Washington Park]</ref>
*[[Rockport State Recreation Area|Rockport State Park]] is Michigan's 100th state park and a [[dark sky preserve]], is situated just north of the city on the Lake Huron shore.{{efn-ua|The park was previously known as "The Rockport property."<ref name="MNA">{{cite web |url=http://michigannature.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/michigans-newest-state-park-rockport/ |title=Michigan's Newest State Park: Rockport |publisher=[[Michigan Nature Association]] |date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=April 13, 2012}}</ref>}}  Within its {{convert|4,237|acre}}s, it contains a {{convert|300|acre}} abandoned limestone quarry, Devonian fossils, [[sinkhole]]s and a protected deep water harbor.{{efn-ua|"... Rockport State Park, Michigan’s 100th State Park and an official Dark Sky Preserve includes a deep-water protected harbor, an old limestone quarry of approximately 300 acres, a unique series of sinkholes, Devonian Period fossils, the Besser Natural Area, and a broad range of land types, vegetative cover, cultural resources, and recreation opportunities<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitalpena.com/visit-alpena/rockport-state-recreation-area/ |title=Rockport State Recreation Area |accessdate=April 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://grkids.com/rockport-state-recreation-area/ |title=Rockport State Park 2023: Hit the Fossil Motherlode Explore a Ghost Town and Kayak to Shipwrecks |date=March 24, 2023 |first1=Melody |last1=VanderWeide |accessdate=April 17, 2023}}</ref>}}  It is a [[U.S. 23]] route heritage site.<ref>[http://www.us23heritageroute.org/location.asp?ait=av&aid=4521 U.S. 23 Heritage route] Discover Heritage Route 23</ref>  It is part of the "Alpena Blueway" [[paddling]] route.<ref>[http://www.us23heritageroute.org/location.asp?ait=cv&cid=49 Alpena Blueway] Discover Heritage Route 23</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michiganwatertrails.org/trail.asp?ait=cv&cid=215 |title=Alpena Blueway - Michigan Water Trails |publisher=Michigan Water Trails |accessdate=April 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalriversproject.com/mi/lake-huron-alpena |title=Lake Huron, Michigan. Alpena Blueway |publisher=National Rivers Project |accessdate=April 18, 2023}}</ref> There are many other state parks in the area.<ref>[https://www.americasstateparks.org/state-parks-near-alpena/ Five state parks near Alpena] (May 19, 2022) americasstateparks.org</ref>