Lincoln Park's Council Point Park

Council Point Park is a 26-acre park along the northern and southern branches of Ecorse Creek in the City of Lincoln Park. The park is located at the convergence of the three branches of Ecorse Creek, a short distance before the creek enters the Detroit River at the border of the cities of Ecorse and Wyandotte.

The land for Council Point Park was purchased in the late 1980s. A small portion of the site had been contaminated with toxic substances, including heavy metals used in steel making. The City of Lincoln Park worked with an environmental consultant and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to clean up and cap the area so it could be used as a passive park.

The park's improvement has come in two phases. Phase one included a two-foot clay cap, the construction of two baseball diamonds, two soccer fields, a picnic pavilion, a children's play area, and about one mile of asphalt walking trail along the banks of Ecorse Creek. The second phase of the project was undertaken in 2000. This included the addition of another mile of walking trail along the banks of Ecorse Creek, an inline-skating hockey arena, and a permanent restroom/storage building. Council Point Park's greenway trail will eventually be linked to greenways along the Detroit River in subsequent phases.

Renderings courtesy of Wade-Trim & Associates.

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Council Point Park