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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 01:11 PM
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Conservation group hopes to buy pristine U.P. Michigan waterfront property
Apparently, development has reached the most remote part of Michigan's upper peninsula, the Keewenaw peninsula. Having hiked the Hunter's Point area, I was surprised to hear that it was being threatened by development. I hope the efforts to protect the land are successful.

http://www.detnews.com/2004/metro/0412/11/metro-30523.htm
http://www.hunters-point.org/
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 03:10 PM
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1. I hope they are successful
Personally protecting large tracks of land, fighting sprawl and over development are the issues I find most pressing.
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semillama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:34 PM
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2. That's my neck of the woods
I was raised in the Keewenaw. It will always be home for me. In fact, I'll be there this week! Need to pack the bird book with me and borrow my mom's binoculars and see if I can't catch some of those northern birds we never see in Ohio.

That's the best part of Michigan right there, no doubt about it.
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-11-05 08:40 PM
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3. I agree
I loved the Estivant pines area. The waterfalls, Brockway Mountain Drive, the lakeshore...
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