Grand Haven State Park’s ‘green’ shower building first of its kind

The push for energy conservation has reached Michigan’s campgrounds where an innovative and adaptable shower building designed for water and energy efficiency will soon be part of the landscape.

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GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -- When nature calls, campers at Michigan’s Grand Haven State Park can now go “green” at a new, environmentally friendly toilet-shower building that is the first of its kind in the state park system.

Construction on a similar facility at Otsego Lake State Park near Gaylord is scheduled to begin this fall. Officials hope to eventually replace all the restrooms at Michigan’s 97 state parks and recreation areas with buildings like the one in Grand Haven, which opened for use May 5.

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