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ARTS & CULTURE
LAPEER COUNTY ECONOMY
LAPEER COUNTY ECONOMY
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EDUCATION
LAPEER COUNTY ECONOMY
COST OF LIVING
GREAT SCHOOLS : PUBLIC, PRIVATE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITIES
HEALTHCARE
LINKS TO LAPEER COUNTY CITIES, VILLAGES, & TOWNSHIPS
HEALTHCARE
LAPEER COUNTY OFFERS MANY HEALTHCARE OPTIONS
RECREATION
LINKS TO LAPEER COUNTY CITIES, VILLAGES, & TOWNSHIPS
HEALTHCARE
GREAT REC CENTER, PARKS, TRAILS, & SO MUCH MORE!
LINKS TO LAPEER COUNTY CITIES, VILLAGES, & TOWNSHIPS
LINKS TO LAPEER COUNTY CITIES, VILLAGES, & TOWNSHIPS
LINKS TO LAPEER COUNTY CITIES, VILLAGES, & TOWNSHIPS
art, history, & literature TO EXPERIENCE IN LAPEER COUNTY
Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer exists to enrich the quality of life in the community by advocating and promoting the arts and to provide opportunities for involvement and participation in art and cultural activities.
The historical PIX Theatre in downtown Lapeer, with its landmark flashing marquee and enameled art-deco facade, underwent a $325,000 renovation. The 306 seat theatre, operated by the non-profit PIX Arts Council of Greater Lapeer, enhances Lapeer County's quality of life as a focal point for the performing arts and community theatre. The PIX offers approximately 50 live performances per season.
The adjacent Gallery 194 with two spacious galleries and a gift shop showcases collections of local and regional artists and offers a variety of classes and special events.
Five museums document local history in Lapeer County: Almont Community Historical Museum, Imlay City Historical Museum, Columbiaville Historical Museum, Orr's Museum, and Lapeer County Historical Society Museum.
Forty-one Lapeer County structures are listed in the Michigan Historic Register and the National Register of Historic Places. The county's historical character is preserved in a variety of homes, factories, churches, storefronts, and public buildings.
The Lapeer County Courthouse is the oldest continually operating courthouse in Michigan. The recently renovated Greek Revival structure is also one of the ten oldest courthouses in the United States.
Library services in the county include public computers, free wi-fi, book discussion kits, computer classes, meeting rooms, free downloadable eBooks, audio books, and programs for children, teens, and adults.
The Lapeer District Library has seven locations serving Lapeer County: Lapeer, Clifford, Columbiaville, Elba, Hadley, Metamora, and Otter Lake.
The Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library has two locations serving Lapeer County: Imlay City and Attica Township.
Libraries are also located in Almont, Dryden Township, Goodland, and North Branch Township.
Welcome
Lapeer County is an astounding place to live for many reasons. Just check out our low cost of living, especially our affordable housing.
lapeer county has many great housing options
The median home cost in Lapeer County is $213,100. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 6.2%.
REAL ESTATE WEBSITES
healthcare options in lapeer county and surrounding
McLaren-Lapeer Region is a 222-bed acute care hospital located in Lapeer, MI. The hospital is the primary provider of health care services to Lapeer County and the surrounding area.
In 2013 McLaren-Lapeer Region was verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, making it the only verified trauma center in the entire Thumb region. As a Level II Trauma Center, McLaren Lapeer Region provides advanced, quality care to critically injured patients quickly and effectively and has 24-hour availability of all essential specialties including orthopedics, neurosurgery, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, interventional radiology and thoracic surgery.
McLaren-Lapeer Region, which is accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, offers a comprehensive range of specialties and services to meet medical and surgical needs, along with an exceptional team of medical professionals who provide high-quality, expert care.
Services offered include:
- A verified Level II Trauma Center
- Cardiac Care, including carotid stenting, PAD screening and cardiac rehab
- Peripheral Vascular Intervention
- Cancer diagnosis and treatment at the state-of-the-art McLaren Cancer Institute
- Orthopedic surgery
- Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology
- Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy
- Pain Management Center
- Wound Care Center including hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Minimally invasive general surgery
- More than 150 primary and specialty care physicians
McLaren-Lapeer Region is a subsidiary of McLaren Health Care, recognized by Verispan as one of the top Integrated Health Networks in the nation. For more information about McLaren Lapeer Region, visit www.mclaren.org/lapeerregion.
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN LAPEER COUNTY
INDOOR RECREATION
City of Lapeer Community Center is intended to serve Lapeer area residents of all ages with recreational, social, cultural, fitness and educational opportunities. The 55,000 sq. ft. facility has an indoor six lane competition/leisure swimming pool with a water slide and zero entry, a gymnasium with seven baskets, weight/fitness equipment, meeting rooms, track, two racquetball courts, child care area, spinning studio and locker room facilities. Outside features a spray pool, 2 basketball courts and 2 sand volleyball courts.
OUTDOOR RECREATION
Lapeer County is an outdoor lover's paradise, with over 12,000 acres of public recreation lands, 159 lakes and eight golf courses, which provide abundant summer sport facilities and add to the interest of fall color tours. The area also lends itself nicely to winter sporting and other outdoor activities. Well developed state and county parks, private nature conservancies, fishing and hunting areas and outdoor amusements provide year-round fun and discovery.
General Squire County Park features scenic nature trails winding through 60 acres of pristine forest and a water park. In winter, visitors can frolic on a lighted sledding hill and ice skating rink.
Torzewski County Park is located approximately five miles west of the City of Lapeer and surrounds Pero Lake. The 69-acre park features the Wetlands Water Park, with 360-foot and 100-foot waterslides. A family play area includes a pirate ship, water cannons and a frog slide.
Metamora Hadley Recreation Area is located in Hadley Township in southwest Lapeer County. The state-run facility includes 723 wooded acres, campgrounds and swimming and boating on Lake Minnewana.
Ortonville Recreation Area is a vast, state-owned park spanning over 4,000 acres in Hadley Township. The park features modern campsites, restrooms, boating, hunting and a full range of outdoor activities.
Seven Ponds Nature Center in Dryden Township is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which serves southeastern Michigan as a nature sanctuary, environmental education center and a peaceful retreat. lt contains seven glacial lakes, a cedar swamp, woodlands, wetlands and a reconstructed prairie.
The Lapeer State Game Area in Mayfield Township contains 7,000 acres and over 40 miles of trails for horseback riding, hiking, and snowmobiling. The area provides public access for hunting and fishing on all lakes except the 400 acres of the Canadian Goose Refuge.
Holloway Reservoir Regional Park is located both in Genesee County and Lapeer County. The 5,500 acre park contains a variety of outdoor recreation facilities. The Holloway Reservoir is popular among local boaters and public boat launch ramps are available.
The Polly-Ann Trail, managed by Lapeer County Parks, begins at the Lapeer County State Game Area and provides a vehicle-free greenspace interconnection between parks and recreation areas.
LAPEER COUNTY GOLF COURSES
There are eight golf courses in Lapeer County:
Arcadia Hills Golf Course
Castle Creek Golf Club
Deer View Golf Club
Greenbrier Golf Club
Hadley Acres Golf & Country Club
Lapeer Country Club
Metamora Golf & Country Club
Rolling Hills Golf Club
Washakie Golf & R.V. Resort
LINKS TO LAPEER COUNTY GOVERNMENTS: COUNTY, CITIES, VILLAGES
CHECK OUT THE LDC IN THE COUNTY PRESS!
Great Lapeer Development Corporation 2022 Report in Lapeer's The County Press