Camp Dearborn to celebrate 60th anniversary on July 19 with an all-day party – everyone’s invited. The Reflections to perform great live music

Camp Dearborn turns 60 this year. To celebrate, a daylong party will be held on Saturday, July 19.

Everyone’s invited, not just residents of Dearborn. People from all over southeastern Michigan have visited, worked at – and even gotten married at – Camp Dearborn. And if you’ve never been there, the anniversary party is a great way to discover this public recreation gem.

Opened in 1948, Camp Dearborn is unique: a 626-acre recreation and camping oasis that’s located in Milford but owned by the City of Dearborn and open to the public.

To mark Camp Dearborn’s 60th anniversary, the City of Dearborn – in cooperation with the Friends of Camp Dearborn and other local groups of former Camp employees and boosters – is organizing the July 19 celebration.
A highlight of the event will be music from The Reflections from 6-10 p.m. at an old-fashioned Canteen dance.


Members of both the Michigan Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, the group has recorded top hits like (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet, Poor Man’s Son, Shabby Little Hut and Like Columbus Did.
The celebration will include a wide variety of activities. Some of them are: a classic car festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., tours of Tent Village, Camp employee reunion events, a corn roast, picnic food and ice cream, reunions of couples who met at Camp and a photo display of Camp’s history at the Chalet.
For complete details about the event as they become available, visit the special Camp Dearborn anniversary celebration page located on the City of Dearborn’s official website: www.cityofdearborn.org. People are urged to check the page periodically for new information on the event as it is posted.