The friendship shell was rebuilt in 2020 and is a real gem. Residence of Bay City should be proud of what the downtown area has to offer. Weekly entertainment during the summertime with some great tribute bands, as well as local favorites. A safe, fun environment.
Great time with he family enjoying the Christmas tree this time of year. Need to experience it in person that is for sure.
Its beautiful place to visit and enjoy the Scenery. The kids loved it and the ducks even come very close. I had a great time.
Its one of the most popular places for photos. Graduations, senior pictures, proms, homecomings, weddings. I know someone whos been married three times and she has pictures taken here with three different husbands. Seriously. Its one of the few nice places in Bay City. Also, Pokemon Go Stops!
Packed last night, lots of people enjoying the river and fresh air. Bandshell is under renovation so all roped off. Rest of the park is free to roam. Great river views and nice shade on hot days from mature trees.
On the right nights the sunset is definitely worth the wait. Guaranteed to leave in a better mood after appreciating the sounds of the Saginaw river gently hugging the docks. Good places to go and reflect. Not very private but its a public park so thats kind of a thing we a share and appreciate. Pack a snack if your like they have picnic tables with sun/ rain umbrellas. Its wise to bring a small hand towel to dry the benches off if it recently rained. Best enjoyed with company, I find it a good place to go and relax, reflect and enjoy youre favorite tunes. Please enjoy it, its our tax dollars at work for a good cause.
Love taking the kids exploring in downtown. We find something new every time
Nice and clean smallpark, the views were very nice but not much more than that to do but look at the river.
I lived in bay city growing up and always loved the water. I came here to visit my dad who was having heart surgery and came here to relax
Nice riverfront park. Looks like it is a great location for events. I hope to be able to return during some.
I was here for the Tall Ships Celebration and, besides the extreme heat, I had a great time.
Beautiful scenery! Walking along the water. Sailboat. Nice little park.
Approximately 6.1 acrez (2.5 ha)Wenonah Park waz established in 1908 az a part of da construction of da adjacent Wenonah Hotel (da site iz now occupied by a DoubleTree by Hilton), givin da hotel a clear view of da riverfront. Both da hotel & park opened on November 9, 1908. Full development of da park & construction of da auditorium began after da hotel openin. Da overall project involved da construction of da hotel @ a cost of over US$300,000 (equivalent to $8,171,111 in 2018) & an auditorium estimated to cost US$50,000 (equivalent to $1,361,852 in 2018). It waz contingent upon da citizenz of Bay City approvin US$200,000 (equivalent to $5,447,407 in 2018) in bondz 4 da purchase of 2 blockz along da Saginaw River, da removal of buildingz, & conversion of da sitez into a public park.Wenonah Park iz centered on an amphitheatre known az da World Friendship Shell. It iz decorated wit a large oval sculpture and water fountain. der iz a boat dock along da seawall designed 2 accommodate watercraft of variouz sizez& iz home 2 da APPLEDORE IV.
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I went there recently for the first time this summer. I was impressed with how clean the fountain is. I know the last several years, the water would usually be gross and grimy, but this year it was so clean I even felt comfortable cooling my feet off. The park is very nice and open. There are lots of trees for shade when its sweltering, and many built-in seating areas. The last thing Ill make note of is that I appreciate whoever designed the park. It is extremely handicap accessible, from the River Walk to the entrance from the street. And the sidewalks seem to all be in good repair, so a wheelchair or walker can roll around easily. This is fabulous!
Its fun. If you havent gone, check it out.
It is very nice to take a walk and watch boats in the river
Awesome place to picnic, enjoy a concert, or just watch the boats go by.
Great walk! What a great place and close to good dinner places.
Good summer concert venue.
Went for the beer festival and had a blast in the slightly hot weather. A good selection of craft beers, wine, ciders, and some meads from Michigan. Didnt really get any food there, as the focus was on the beverages. Lastly, everyone there was friendly and the overall mood was relaxed.
Had a great time exploring with my kids.
Our beautiful park is a great centerpiece to our downtown! Our Friendship Ring is unmistakable; yeah, it looks like a toilet seat, but its really a great focal point. The Friendship Shell is a great stage for live music, & the new pavilion is a perfect space for smaller events. There is always something going on - stop on down!
Very comfortable place!
Its a beautiful place to get some pictures, and it is pretty well taken care of too
My favorite place to go I love it
It was fun but was way over packed. I took 5 kids and only my daughter could see because her dad put her on his shoulders. Need to figure out a better solution so the little ones can see santa without all the adults being in the way or being too tall to see. The kids i took were very disappointed because it was to hard for them to see santa.
Great place to walk.
Great place to be in nature and eat lunch
Excellent place for family picnic! Amazing view of the Saginaw River.
Was a very wonderful visual experience
Saw some tall ships here. It was a good time. Clean park.
Very pretty place to take a walk
Beautiful place to take pictures,relaxe,enjoy family time..
The Tall Ships Festival was excellent! The festival was exceptionally well run! The Queen of the Atlantic (Bluenose II) was gorgeous as usual - it was so good to see her and walk on her deck again!
The update looks nice but they cant just neglect the old buildings. Either keep up with the old buildings or take them down. They have nasty barrels blocking the old bathrooms and now close the new ones at 9pm. They could at least leave the old bathrooms open 24/7 so theyre not just sitting and doing nothing. So wasteful to build new and neglect the old.
Amazing concert. Bay city does Fireworks shows RIGHT!
This is a park in downtown Bay City. Stunning river walk. Lots of events. Ships old and new. River races and Hugh fireworks on 4th July.
Free concert in a nice setting. How can you go wrong? Bring your lawn chairs and your cooler and have some fun!
I would come here every single day if I could. I love how this is located right off of the water and the view is absolutely stunning. The water fountain in the summer is beautiful and it makes for a nice scenic walk in the summer.
Love the concerts they host and the movies they during the summer for the kids.
They had a bounce house for kids open until 3 pm, and they also had a church service. You should definitely go there for a picnic, because there is lots of shade. But as a suggestion I would put a playground there.
Always a good time. It is an awesome experience when ever the tall ships appear.
Its not much of a park...long stretch of concrete by the river. There was a blue car driving around everyone...Rode bikes around a bit...couldnt find ice cream. Spooky town!
Saw Santa arrive today at the park. There is a skating rink with fake ice. You can rent skates there. I think it takes away from the view of the river. I thought it was going to be in the southeast corner where nothing else goes on. Will be an interesting problem for Tall Ships. It is a great park. Nice for concerts in the summer!
Very nice park on the water to meet by good restaurants.
Band stand looking closer to be ready for concerts NEXT year
Great clean place to meet on the river. Walking distance to many great eateries
Was a nice place to take my 5 yr granddaughter to fish. Little cool. But awesome day with family
Enjoyed Kansas concert. Short but enjoyable. Delicious kettle corn from the Whats poppin kettle corn vendor of bay city.
Loved the painted chairs sitting along the water. What a wonderful place to come walk along the water and sit and talk.
Its a pretty cool place to listen to music and hang out I guess, but i was very displeased with how crowded it gets in such a short notice of time. Not to mention that the grass can be littered with trash and even dog droppings. The location is great it is in the heart of bay city and I enjoy that area of bay city.
Spectacular event! Job well done by Bay City staff and volunteers. Safe and family friendly.
Beautiful, we want to get married here
Nice place to hang out
A pretty cool place to pokemon go
11 tallships today. Awesome... majestic. Lots of activities for kids
Always have enjoyed this park
I love Wenonah Park... especially when the fountains on which it wasnt today and I dont know if its been on this year at all.
Nice beautiful park They have great free concerts every Wed in the park plus fun times and free movies for the kids on other nights. In case of rain all activities are held at the beautiful State Theatre a couple blocks away.There is a brand new pavilion for snacks and will have an ice rink there in the winter.
Great concert.The headliner Uncle Kracker was a bit of a disappointment, but the opener (Verve Pipe) was outstanding, Bay City needs to take better advantage of this location for more concerts with top notch talent.
Very nice place to visit. The people are warm and friendly.
Beautiful work they are putting in downtown. Very upscale look and feel.
Main park for the Tall Ships. Music, food vendors, and swag. Very nice work for the area
Such a nice local venue for an outdoor summer concert. Enjoying the many events that have been happening there in recent summers...like the free concerts on Wed nights. Great to see the park getting used for wholesome community fun.
Nice place to relax, my grandchildren were visiting from Georgia and enjoyed the park and riverwalk.
Beautiful! A great place to. Take a stroll or just relax.
It waa alot of fun. It was an event to The Tastes of Bay City
The skating rink under the pavilion is a great place to take your kids for a fun filled night. My kid had a great time skating under the lights.
This is a fantastic little venue for concerts. Right on the river in Downtown. We saw a pretty big band and it felt like they were playing in my backyard. Comfortable, kid friendly, safe and laid back and a GREAT price. Excellent choices from area food vendors. Our new favorite place...We will be back!
Lots of things going on here but I love their concerts in the summer
A great venue including restrooms and food services.The only issue was even though its an outdoor facility, eating under the pavilion with cigar, pipe and cigarette smoke was not as pleasant.
Nice view of the river and it always seems like something fun is going on.
The spiders in the railings need to be taken care of. Other than that, it is a nice place to walk and spend time
Fun to ride a bike here.
We go there every Wednesday and we are enjoy yourself at the free concerts!!
Not bad except for some of the people hanging out there
So many concerts here and right on the river. Such a great time
This place is so peasful
One of my favorite places in town here nice place to just chill and relax go fishing or enjoy the various of festivities that take place here
A family friendly place to get together and make great memories.
A great place to take a lovely walk along the river.
What a nice venue for an evening concert with Verve Pipe and Uncle Cracker
Nice park for summer events etc.
Great spot to walk around, ride bikes, skate. Nice view of the river
Pride fest was fun here and the park was well kept the whole time :)
I would not waste my time going there again the bathroom Jane often I would not waste my time going back down there again
Visited for Tall Ships Celebration. Very nice and clean.
Good park with awesome firework display
Imagine at one time it was a really nice area. Perhaps theyll have it cleaned up by summer
Went to the Hop Riot Beer Fest. Had a great time! The new pavilion was really nice! Definitely going to more events there!
Such a nice park when there isnt an event going on. Perfect for family walks and activities.The activities there are always cool but between the loads of people and the high prices it depends whether or not I go.