he HAVEN HILL PROJECT is a cooperative effort on behalf of many different Michigan organizations. The goal is to protect and preserve the unique historical resource by presenting this area to the public in many different ways. Through Maps, Interactive tours, a book and other multi-media formats, we hope to educate the public on the details surrounding the Edsel & Eleanor Ford's family estate located at Highland Recreation area, in southeastern Michigan. The estate, farm, stable and grounds were home to the Ford family, heirs to the Ford Motor Compnay legacy. The family broke ground on the estate in 1923 and lived and visited there until Edsels death in 1943, and the sale of the property to the State in 1946. The State of Michigan then transferred the land first into the hands the Department of Conservation and then the Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), where it became part of other lands the state had purchased and then eventually Highland recreation area. Part of this unique and amazing environment is the fact that the area is designated not only a historical place, but also a state Natural area as well. The diversity of tree, plant and animal life is extraordinary. This combination of history and nature in one setting makes the Haven Hill area at Highland Recreation area, one of the most interesting places in our state. Definately the most interesting place in White Lake twp. located in Oakland county, southeastern Michigan.