Memorial Park (Royal Oak, Michigan)

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Memorial Park
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Location Royal Oak, Michigan
Coordinates 42°31′10″N83°11′4″W / 42.51944°N 83.18444°W / 42.51944; -83.18444
Area24.19 acres
OpenedJune 26, 1939
Operated byCity of Royal Oak
Open6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Memorial Park is a municipal park in Royal Oak, Michigan. Covering just over 24-acres, it was dedicated in 1939 to Michigan Armed Forces members who died in military service. [1] [2] Memorial Park has facilities for baseball, softball, football, and tennis; a playground; a pavilion and picnic tables; restrooms; and concessions. [1] Dogs are not allowed in the park. [1]

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The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial

Memorial Park is the home of the Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial, [1] a "tribute to Michigan's home front and warfront heroes [who] helped win World War II." [3]

A copy of the statue Unconditional Surrender was displayed in Memorial Park from June to December 2016, to help raise money for the memorial. [4] [5]

Memorial Park riot

The 1970 Memorial Park riot was a three-day civil disturbance by alienated white youths that began on August 24, 1970. The initial conflict resulted from the police closing Memorial Park, alleging that the park was being used for the sale of illegal drugs. [6] [7]

Ballpark

The Lucky Corner
Memorial Park (Royal Oak, Michigan)
Address31050 Woodward Ave.
Royal Oak, Michigan
Field sizeLeft field: 320 ft (98 m)
Left center: 385 ft (117 m)
Center field: 375 ft (114 m)
Right center: 385 ft (117 m)
Right field: 320 ft (98 m)
Tenants
Royal Oak Leprechauns (NWL) 2024–present
Royal Oak Leprechauns (GLSCL) 2021–2023

Among the features of Memorial Park is a baseball stadium, in some sources called The Lucky Corner, which is home to the Royal Oak Leprechauns, a collegiate summer baseball team. [2] The Leprechauns were members of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League from 2021 to 2023 and switched to the Northwoods League in 2024. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Facilities • Memorial Park". Royal Oak, MI. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "About Memorial Park". Royal Oak Leprechauns. Northwoods League. December 16, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Home". The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ Proxmire, Crystal A. (June 18, 2016). "Royal Oak's 25 ft. 'Unconditional Surrender' statue has arrived". Oakland County One-Fifteen News. Oakland County Times. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Giant 25-foot WWII 'kissing' statue removed from Royal Oak". ClickOnDetroit . Graham Media Group. December 21, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ Brown, Dick (August 28, 1970). "Suburbs Ask, 'Why Here?'". Windsor Star . The Canadian Press. p. 25. Retrieved May 6, 2025– via Google News.
  7. ↑ "Curfew brings suburb peace". Windsor Star . United Press International. August 28, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved May 6, 2025– via Google News.
  8. ↑ "Northwoods League adds Royal Oak Leprechauns for 2024". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. October 23, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2025.



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