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Metro Detroit Oakland County Charter township
Lakes, the Huron River and the Proud Lake woods: metro Detroit's western water playground
01 / Why it matters
Commerce Township started out as a resort area, and water still defines it: the Huron River runs roughly north to south through it, and the township is full of lakes. The first settler, Abram Walrod, arrived in May 1824, and the township was organized on March 7, 1834, out of Novi Township.
The lakes even stopped the highway builders: M-5 ends here in Commerce because plans to continue it to I-75 were dropped over the difficulty of building around so many lakes and the high cost of the land. The township also contains the village of Wolverine Lake, whose lake was created in 1923 by damming several streams and named after the wolverine.
You come here for the outdoors: the roughly 3,000-acre Proud Lake Recreation Area along the Huron River has a campground, canoe and kayak rentals and wooded trails, and this stretch of the river is managed as trout water. Hop on the Michigan Air Line Trail to ride through Walled Lake to Wixom.
02 / Known for
Proud Lake Recreation Area, about 3,000 acres along the Huron River
The northern end of M-5, whose extension was dropped because of all the lakes
The village of Wolverine Lake, whose lake was created by damming streams in 1923
Hometown of Connor Hellebuyck, the starting goalie for the U.S. hockey team that won Olympic gold in 2026
03 / What’s on
Oct 2, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 3, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 4, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 9, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 10, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 11, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 16, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 17, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 18, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 23, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 24, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
Oct 25, 2026Long Family Orchard & Farm · The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
04 / Places
05 / What to do
A state park on the Huron River with a campground, two mini cabins, canoe and kayak rentals (Memorial Day to Labor Day) and trails for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking.
Official site ↗A rail-trail of more than seven miles linking Commerce, Walled Lake and Wixom, completed in 2023.
Official site ↗An equestrian center on Wixom Road offering trail rides, riding lessons, summer camps and a community garden.
Official site ↗06 / History
The first settler, Abram Walrod, arrives in May.
On March 7 Commerce and Lyon townships are organized out of Novi Township.
Commerce Village is platted at Commerce and Sleeth roads.
In March the damming project that creates Wolverine Lake is finished.
Construction of the Michigan Air Line Trail is completed.
08 / People
Population and area are Census Bureau figures (Commerce charter township).
Change since 2020, per the Census Bureau estimate: +4.7 percent.
