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Detroit's Maheras/Gentry Park Improvement Project Maheras/Gentry Park is unique among Detroit Recreation Department's riverside parks. Covering 53-acres, it is the largest of four parks upstream of Conner Creek, a small tributary of the Detroit River. Maheras/Gentry Park is also a designated City of Detroit Historic District. The project area encompasses approximately 8.5 acres of the south end of the park and is designed to provide much needed fish habitat along this highly developed stretch of the Detroit River. The creation of a substantial pond with an island and inlets to the Detroit River will allow water and fish to circulate through the pond and improve fishing access and park amenities where few recreational activities exist. This $2.3 million park improvement project includes a perimeter sidewalk, a pond, scenic overlook, and barrier-free fishing access points. The overlook will be furnished with benches, picnic tables, and a picnic shelter. The sidewalk will lead visitors around the pond to the bridges that bring pedestrians onto the island. Rendering prepared for Detroit Water and Sewage by Hamilton Anderson Associates, and Hazen and Swayer, P.C. |
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