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John Woollam Trail

Oval Beach goers can now follow a scenic walking trail between the Saugatuck Chain Ferry landing on Park Street and the Lake Michigan attraction thanks to a familiar donor. The new John A. Woollam Nature Trail fulfills a long-held Saugatuck city vision of a path taking hikers off two-lane and winding Perryman Street — the lone east-west paved route to the beach — through woods to the popular park and back.

​Woollam, a West Michigan native who became a Lincoln, Nebraska, professor, physicist, engineer and entrepreneur, has long taken interest in the area. The Woollam Foundation was among key donors making possible the City of Saugatuck’s $19-million acquisition in 2009 of the 171-acre Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area between Oval Beach and the Kalamazoo River channel. He was also a principal in the nonprofit Oval Beach Preservation Society’s $1.5-million purchase of 20.65 acres north of Perryman from Dunegrass developer Dune Ridge SA LP in 2017. The land has since been transferred to the city for public use. It will remain undeveloped as a public park with no improvements except primitive trails, viewing platforms, benches, steps, stairs or ropes to help pedestrians and erosion control structures, per deed terms. 
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  • Home
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    • City Projects >
      • Strategic Planning
      • 5 Year Master Plan
    • Employment
    • Floodplain
    • Harbor Management
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    • Social District
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  • Departments
    • Assessing
    • Building
    • City Manager
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    • Department of Public Works
    • Fire Department
    • Law Enforcement
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  • Boards & Committees
    • Board of Review
    • City Council >
      • Minutes & Meeting Info >
        • 2021 Council Meeting Info
        • 2020 Council Meeting Info
        • 2019 Council Meeting Info
    • Fire District Board
    • Historic District Commission
    • Interurban Board of Directors
    • Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority
    • Eurasian Water Milfoil Study Group
    • Kalamazoo Lake Sewer and Water Authority Board
    • Saugatuck-Douglas District ​Library Board of Trustees
    • Short-Term Rental Task Force
    • Parks and Public Works Committee
    • Planning Commission
    • Tri-Community Non-Motorized Trail Study Committee
    • Tri-Community Recycling Ad-Hoc Committee
    • Zoning Board of Appeals
  • Parks & Recreation
    • Chain Ferry
    • Coghlin Park
    • Cook Park
    • John Woollam Trail
    • Jones Park
    • Mildred Peterson Nature Preserve
    • Mt. Baldhead Park
    • Oval Beach
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Rose Garden
    • Saugatuck-Douglas District ​Library Board of Trustees
    • Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area
    • Village Square Park
    • Willow Park
    • Wicks Park
  • Forms
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    • Area Information
    • Consumers Energy
    • Saugatuck Douglas Public Library
    • Michigan Gas Utilities
    • Michigan Township Services
    • Saugatuck Douglas Art Club
    • Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
    • Sewer and Water
    • Saugatuck Public Schools
    • Tax Parcel Records Search
    • Saugatuck Douglas CVB Tourism
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