Name: Milan Nature Park
Address: 223 Platt Rd., Milan, MI, 48160

At Milan Nature Park is a baseball diamond, a picnic shelter and a dinosaur playground with zip line and nine slides! Great park for kids.

Milan Nature Park

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They are passionate about ethically sourcing the finest, best tasting, coffee beans. That's why they held multiple coffee tastings, sampling only from distributors that use farms where the employees are treated fairly and given a good wage. The coffee they have selected, to serve to you, not only won every coffee tasting they held, but is certified Fair Trade, Organic, and Carbon Free! Now you can feel good about enjoying a great cup of coffee. They also offer craft beer and wines! Come in for a tasting from a variety of the very best Michigan vineyards and hand picked selection of fine imported wines, accompanied by local food offerings.

The Owl

Home of the BIG ONE – a full half-pound burger grilled to your liking. Barbecue sandwiches abound in this all-American diner.

Roy's BBQ & Burgers

Life is Sweet is a family-run business that started out as a simple home-based endeavor but turned into so much more! Located in Milan, they are passionate about simple and beautiful treats.

Life is Sweet

Local Milan favorite! Great burgers, daily specials, rotating draft beers, and prime rib dinner every Saturday.

Fenders Bar & Grill

Adventure, Ink is a small, local comic, book, and gaming store that also welcomes RPG, board, card, and game players. Designers who work together to advance the art of gaming, promote reading, and better the community gather there.

Adventure, Ink

Magnolia on East Main is a retail shop offering clothing, accessories, self care products, and more. There is also a one chair salon in the back room run by owner and licensed stylist, Ana!

Magnolia on East Main

Northern Chicks is a gift shop that offers vintage, farmhouse home decor and handcrafted gifts, all made in Michigan.

Northern Chicks

Your destination in Milan for delicious Mexican food. Stop into Pepper's for fajitas, burritos, tacos, salads, nachos, enchiladas, quesadillas, margaritas and more.

Pepper’s Mexican Grill

Hunter & Ellie's is a brick-and-mortar store located in Milan, MI that features an array of unique and amazing items from local vendors. We offer classes for you to create your own masterpieces and host birthday parties.

Hunter & Ellie's

Just west of the city of Milan, the preserve protects over one-half mile of Saline River shoreline. At the preserve, you will encounter high-quality floodplain forest habitat with oak, walnut, butternut, and sycamore trees.

In the southern portion of the property, visitors will find a lovely mature woodlot and two creeks meandering through hedgerows on their way to the Saline River. The woods and hedgerows offer an attractive spring wildflower display.

Acres: 113

Trail length: 2.25 miles (Unpaved, stones, and boardwalk)

Draper-Houston Meadows Preserve

Wilson Park is situated near historic downtown Milan alongside the Saline River and Ford Lake. Rich in history, this 35-acre park is the perfect area for a leisurely stroll or participating in a variety of activities.

The park features include a large playground and a tot-lot, basketball courts, baseball/softball fields, walking/biking paths, two pavilions, a splash pad, a gaga ball pit, and frisbee/disc golf.

The park is home to many Milan annual events, including the Milan Fair & Fireworks, Car Shows, Farm and Flea Market, and the "Relay for Life" event.

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