Henes Park serves today as an important place of respite for the citizens of Menominee and an anchor of the community where local residents can enjoy the outdoors. In 1906. local Menominee businessman John Henes paid $1.000 for a 43acre wooded peninsula called Poplar Point at the north end of the citys bay shore. Mr. Henes. a German immigrant and local entrepreneur. kept his plans for a public park secret for another year until he officially offered the area to the city council for use as a park and beach. During the early 20th century. most of Menominees shoreline was occupied by docks. lumber piles. warehouses and homes. As such. local Menominee officials were enthused by the idea of a park along the shore.
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