Today is the first day of summer, and with it comes a whole slew of reasons to get outdoors. With a dozen city-operated parks, three county parks and recreation spaces and two state-run camping and hiking spaces within a half-hour drive, Mount Pleasant offers a range of ways to get out and play at any time of year. ⁠ .⁠ cm-life.com/section/news⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #studentrunmedia #studentjournalism #parks #summer #summersolstice #MountPleasantMI #MidMichigan #CentralMichiganLife #CMLife #outdoors #nature #travel