Cedar Lake Outdoor Center: Getting Kids Outdoors

Cedar Lake Outdoor Center is located in the Waterloo Recreation Area and has multi-use facilities for residential and day camps for kids, where they can experience the outdoors firsthand. Racing for Wildlife has teamed up with MIS Cares to support the Cedar Lake Outdoor Center. Through support from the Ryan Newman Foundation, the Racing for Wildlife program will provide funding for three scholarships that will allow children to attend Cedar Lake Camp, a summer camp designed to introduce kids to Michigan’s natural world and instill in them a love and respect for the outdoors. In addition, the Ryan Newman Foundation will provide $5,000 for construction of a portion of new dock on Cedar Lake. Racing for Wildlife is focused on continuing these efforts, expanding and enhancing opportunities for kids to get outdoors in the Michigan area.

Mill Lake Youth Camp: A Michigan Treasure

Another focus of Racing for Wildlife in the Waterloo Recreation Area is the restoration of Michigan’s Mill Lake Youth Camp. Located about 30 miles north of Michigan International Speedway, the historic camp was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.

Situated on scenic Mill Lake, the camp offers excellent recreation and fishing opportunities. The only problem is that the camp has fallen into disrepair and is not functional or safe for families to use. The restoration of this camp is a priority for the state of Michigan. Racing for Wildlife continues to look for ways to assist in restoring the Mill Lake Camp to its former glory.