It was going to be a hot, humid summer day. We needed a shady park for our walk with the dog. To People’s Park, and step on it! The park is a skinny little strip of trees and shade that runs east to west through downtown Saline, between the S. Ann Arbor St. /Pleasant Ridge Dr. intersection and Monroe Street opposite the Oakwood Cemetery. You can park on Pleasant Ridge and cross the street on foot, or you can go over to Monroe Street and park in the lot behind Annie’s Children’s Center. The baseball diamond, basketball court and tennis courts are behind Annie’s off Monroe. The rest of the park consists of the shady trails that run mainly east to west through the trees, though there is an open area that might or might not be mowed. Perfect for flying a kite or RC plane. Sometimes the mosquitoes are pretty bad in the shade. You might want bug repellent. Also, be careful of the poison ivy, but the trails are wide and you won’t have much danger of stepping in the P.I. if you stay on the trails.
