13th Blue Star (2003)
The Allen Park Late Bloomers Garden Club, in cooperation with the City of Allen Park, dedicated a Blue Star Memorial on May 18, 2003. The marker is located at Champaign Park, 19009 Champaign Road, Allen Park (specifically at the corner of Pelham & Champaign Roads).
Pin: 42.248957796637846, -83.23034973153453
23rd Blue Star (2005)
The same Garden Club, again in cooperation with the City of Allen Park, dedicated their second Blue Star Memorial on August 14, 2005. The marker is located on the corner of Southfield Road and Outer Drive. In 2005, this was the site of a VA Hospital. Today, it is a Historical Site, known as the Veterans Memorial Plaza.
At the dedication, Ann Zaker stated “I’m so thrilled that we’re involved in doing something in honor of the veterans – past, present and future.”
Pin: 42.277813, -83.216459