Friday, December 11, 2009

Mounds ORV Area bursting at the seams on Thanksgiving

Driver, Mike Tobin, 37, of Rochester Hills gets ready to ride through the mud at the Mounds Off-Road Vehicle Area in Mt. Morris Thanksgiving morning.

By Liz Shaw Flint Journal
December 01, 2009, 12:43PM


Thanksgiving day is one of the biggest days for the county park.GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Off-road enthusiasts raised $331 and 575 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan on Thanksgiving at the Mounds ORV Area in Genesee Township.
The popular ORV site always draws huge crowds on Thanksgiving morning but this year more than 500 vehicles poured into the facility between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Genesee County Parks officials working at the gate said off-roaders began lining up at 6 a.m., with the line stretching all the way to Irish Road a mile away.

The What Lies Beyond Jeep Club hosts a warming tent and charity drive at the Mounds each Thanksgiving. This year’s food collection was far beyond expectations, said president Cody Dean.

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