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Andrew Howard, a 63-year-old man from Frankfort, Michigan, was convicted this week on two federal charges after he diverted the Platte River by hand through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced Thursday that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore, 47, of
EMPIRE (AP) — A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors. Andrew Howard of
The northern Michigan man wanted easier boat access to Lake Michigan. But his dredging altered the natural power of the water.
A Michigan man has been convicted of vandalism and tampering of a national park after he redirected a river by hand, creating a channel that became 200 feet wide. (pictured: after)