HASLETT Settlement on Pine Lake, now Lake Lansing, began in the 1830s, but real growth came after the opening of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in 1877. Easy access prompted the Nemoka Spiritual Association to begin in 1883 the first of a long series of summer camp meetings. James H. Haslett was a leader of this group, and in 1895 the village was renamed in his honor. In the early part of the twentieth century the Lake Lansing area became Lansing's summer vacation and entertainment haven.
I went to this location expecting to see something more than a plaque that read what is stated above but I wasn't even able to find that. It is just a park, with a boat launch into Lake Lansing. I'm not trying to say that this area may not have significance but if it does I'm not sure that I was able to pull the significance from what I saw. I don't know if anyone would miss this area if it were not labeled as a Michigan Historic Site tomorrow.
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