Man who diverted river to ease boat access on Lake Michigan convicted
A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors.
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A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors.
GRAND RAPIDS — A Frankfort man was convicted in federal court of misdemeanor tampering and vandalism after a judge found he illegally widened the mouth of a river in the
Andrew Howard of Frankfort, Michigan, was convicted Wednesday of charges stemming from claims he diverted the Platte River into one of the Great Lakes.
A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors. In August 2022, a National Park Service ranger witnessed Howard digging with a shovel so the Platte River in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore would be diverted into one of the Great Lakes, prosecutors said in a court filing. “Within days, the natural power of the water and the constructed dam caused the river to divert and created a new channel to Lake Michigan that grew to approximately 200 feet (61 meters) wide,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Laure...
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 Frankfort was found guilty of