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South Bay President shows off some of the graffiti that is part of a vandalism problem at North Partridge Point Park in Alpena Township. Recently, the park has seen an uptick in littering, vandalism and broken glass on the ground. Police in Alpena have stepped up patrols in the park area.
ALPENA The South Bay group and its partners have invested time and money to make the North Partridge Point Park a place for people to enjoy.
But in the last year, it has been plagued by litter, vandalism and misuse.
Some of the vandals left their initials in spray paint and efforts are being made to find them.
Ed Golder and Kevin Frailey
Fifty-one years and counting, and this year – as Michigan residents still seek out safe, socially distant relief from the COVID-19 pandemic – it may be more important than ever to recognize Earth Day and the value of healthy, abundant, public outdoor spaces.
While people around the world will recognize Earth Day on Thursday, Apr. 22, in ways big and small, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking the opportunity to highlight yet another reason to celebrate: the department’s centennial anniversary. The DNR’s forerunner, the Department of Conservation, was established in 1921 (March 30, 1921, to be exact).
Volunteer to help protect sturgeon along Black River
Volunteers are needed in Cheboygan County now through early June to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River.
The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is working in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and tribes to protect the fish from being illegally harvested during the six-week spawning season.
Sgt. Mark DePew, who leads DNR Law Enforcement Division’s efforts on the river, said, “This program, that protects this iconic species when they are most vulnerable, is a model of how agencies and the public can cooperate to get needed work accomplished.”
Tecumseh planning to sell bonds to fund city projects, purchases
The Daily Telegram
TECUMSEH With some large expenses coming up and interest rates being low, Tecumseh city officials are planning to sell up to $3 million in bonds.
Among the projects the bond issue would fund are the purchase of a fire truck, improvements to the Standish Dam and spillway, replacement of the boiler and heating and cooling system at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts, replacement of the roof and remodeling portions of city hall, and expansion of Brookside Cemetery including installation of a road.
The bonds would be repaid from the city’s regular property tax, the agenda item review form in the city council’s information packet said.
John Pepin, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Journal columnist
“On the road of experience, I’m trying to find my own way. Sometimes I wish that I could fly away.” – John Denver
On days like today, gray, with snowflakes in the air and a north wind damned cold for this far into April, I often look to sunnier days and find things inside the house to work on. So much to do. Always.
This time of year, that might very well include getting my fishing tackle ready for Saturday’s trout season opener.
So far, I haven’t done much other than send for some lures I needed to replace the ones I got snagged last season on stumps concealed at the depths of deep holes or the ones I tossed into overhanging branches on the far side of rivers and creeks.