Haslett, Michigan is an unincorporated community in northern Ingham County. Mostly in Meridian Charter Township, a portion of the community extends east into Williamston Township.
Haslett is adjacent to East Lansing to the west and southwest, and to the unincorporated community of Okemos to the south. To the north, it is bordered by Clinton County and Shiawassee County.
Cities and villages within twenty miles of the community include East Lansing, Williamston, Lansing, Mason, Webberville, Dansville, Perry, Morrice, Laingsburg, DeWitt, Dimondale, and Fowlerville, while the unincorporated communities of Okemos, Bath, and Shaftsburg are within ten miles of Haslett.
The Saginaw Highway (also known as Business I-69 and M-78) passes through the northwestern part of the community, while I-69 is north of Haslett, I-96 is south, US-127 is to the west, and M-43 touches the community in the southwest.
Originally known as Pine Lake, Lake Lansing is a 461-acre body of water in the north-central portion of the community. There are two public parks on the lake, both operated by the Ingham County Parks Department, and the Lake Lansing Boat Launch, on the north side of the lake, includes boat launch ramps, a picnic area, basketball court, powerboat washer, and paved parking.
Lake of the Hills, a smaller body of water west of Lake Lansing, is also completely within the boundaries of Haslett, and surrounded by the Lake of the Hills Golf Course, Hillbrook Park, and Murphy Elementary School. The community includes several other bodies of water, smaller than either of the named lakes. The Red Cedar River runs just south of the community.
When Haslett was first settled in the early part of the 19th century, it was a wilderness with no roads. The first road through the community, known as State Road, was constructed in 1839, and resulted in an influx of new settlers.
Built in 1859, the first school had a student body of nineteen, and was in session for four months at a time. Until 1879, there were never more than thirty-eight students in attendance at one time. Later, the original school building was moved and renamed Pine Lake School, after the lake now known as Lake Lansing.
A post office was established on May 14, 1879, and named Pine Lake. Edward Elliott was the first postmaster. The post office was located next to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad line, which had reached the area in June of that year.
In 1890, the post office and railroad station were renamed Haslett Park, for James and Sarah Haslett, who had founded the Nemoka Spiritualist Camp on the shores of Pine Lake, bringing thousands of spiritualists for summer meetings, readings, lectures, and seances. Its name was shortened to Haslett in 1895. The Haslett's had hoped to establish the camp as the national headquarters for the spiritualist movement. However, his death in 1891 and the decline of the spiritualist movement prompted his widow to sell the land to the Haslett Park Association in 1898.
The new owners remarketed the land as a destination for summer recreation, later adding a figure-8 wooden roller coaster and carnival rides, establishing the Lake Lansing Amusement Park. The Lansing Trolley provided passenger transportation from Lansing to the amusement park. Many of the current parks and recreational facilities surrounding the lake were established by the Haslett Park Association. The amusement park operated from 1934 to 1974, largely at the site of what is now Lake Lansing Park South.
In 2000, Haslett became a census-designated place, with established boundaries, although the designation holds no municipal significance. Its population in 2000 was 11,283. In 2010, it was 19,220. While unincorporated, the community has its own school district and post office, although portions of the CDP are served by post offices in East Lansing, Okemos, and Williamston.
The city of Haslet, Texas was named after Haslett, Michigan, although with a slightly different spelling. The Texas locality was named for a railroad worker whose native town was Haslett, Michigan.
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Opened in 1992, A&D Repair is a family-owned and operated company in Haslett, Michigan offering auto and recreational vehicle repair services, auto and RV bodywork, and heavy-duty repair services, including semi-tractors, school buses, commercial vehicles, and other heavy-duty equipment. An introduction to the company and an overview of its services is set forth, appointments may be scheduled through the site, its location is shown on a map, its staff is introduced, and contacts are available.
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Capital Internal Medicine Associates
With locations in Lansing, Charlotte, Williamston, and Haslett, Michigan, CIMA offers health prevention and education services, and hospital and physician services to people in mid-Michigan, as well as promoting an independent practice of medical care. Its facilities, including the CIMA Breast Center and Haslett Primary Care, in Haslett, are featured, with addresses, hours, and contacts. Its physicians are identified, a new patient form may be downloaded, and contacts are posted.
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Focus Media and Consulting Group, LLC
Based in Haslett, Michigan, the web development company has served the Lansing area since 1999, currently focusing on WordPress development and education, assisting businesses, organizations, and self-employed individuals to build a web presence using a WordPress platform, as well as offering inbound marketing, sales funnels, and training in the use of WordPress. An overview of its services and policies is set forth, a portfolio of its work is included, and contacts are posted.
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The Varsity and Junior Varsity baseball programs of HHS in Haslett and Haslett Township, Michigan are featured here, along with the Haslett Youth Baseball Club, offering summer use programs for children of younger age. Its sponsors are acknowledged, and equipment and bat regulations, parent resources, and contacts are included. Schedules of games and events, JV and Varsity team rosters, and a photo gallery are included on the site, along with archives and records.
https://www.haslettbaseball.com/
Providing a PK-12th-grade curriculum through Haslett High School, Haslett Middle School, Murphy Elementary School, Ralya Elementary School, Wilkshire Early Childhood Center, and the Haslett Virtual Academy, each of which is located in Haslett, Michigan, its campuses and programs are highlighted here, along with a district boundary map, a school calendar, summer online academy, enrollment policies, resources for homeschool students, and access to various forms and reports.
https://www.haslett.k12.mi.us/
Established in 2000, Mallory Building Contractors is based in Haslett, Michigan. The general contracting form can manage design and build jobs, competitive bid projects, and construction management contracts, including the demolition, rough framing of wood or steel, drywalling, acoustical ceilings, roofing, siding, steel erections, doors and hardware, painting, flooring, and finished carpentry. Serving the commercial, agricultural, and industrial markets, its projects are highlighted.
https://mallorybuilding.com/
Formed in 2009 to assist local businesses in deterring how and when to best utilize the Internet to protect and maintain the reputation of the company, the Haslett, Michigan company focuses on reputation management. Information on the importance of Google Local Guides and Google Reviews are featured, and its Reputation Proof program is outlined, along with its prices and a description of its services, a company profile, its address, telephone number, email address, and social media contacts.
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