Jean Klock Park

Mr. and Mrs. Klock gave the park to Benton Harbor City in 1917, dedicating it to the memory of their daughter Jean. At the dedication ceremony, Mr. Klock called the park a gift from a little child: "Perhaps some of you do not own a foot of ground. Remember then, that this is your park. It belongs to you. Perhaps some of you have no piano or phonograph, the roll of the water murmuring in calm, roaring in storm, is your music, your piano and music box ... The beach is yours, the drive is yours, the dunes are yours, all yours. It is not so much a gift from my wife and myself, it’s a gift from a little child. See to it, that the park is the children's.” Jean Klock Beach Park is one of the oldest parks in Michigan. This park has an observation trail, picnic areas, and swimming facilities.