By David Fleet
Editor
Atlas Twp. Hiking trails, wetlands and the Atlas mill pond access all on a wooded 155-acre parcel on the north side of Hegel Road about 800 feet east of Gale Road is now open to the public.
On Sunday several hundred attended the opening of the townships new Genesee County Park.

Amy McMillian, Genesee County Park director announced on Jan. 29 the sale on the property was completed.
The wooded property incorporates an abandoned Detroit Urban Railroad rail bed as well as a section of the Kearsley Creek. In addition, walking paths, scenic overlooks, a pavilion and parking area at the front along Hegel Road. The GCP Rangers will police the property which will be open from 8 a.m.-dusk, seven days per week.