Residents say high water isn't damaging their properties; it's the boats
Interlochen Public Radio Many residents along the St. Marys River like Bruce Conely blame certain commercial freighters for erosion along the shoreline. “I just want them to go slow,” says one homeowner. “It’s physics. Lighten your load, lessen the speed. We can’t do anything about the water level.” About twenty people turned out for the April town hall meeting in Bruce Township. That might not sound like a lot, but it’s a big crowd for the small community on the eastern edge of the Upper Peninsula, a few miles south of Sault Ste. Marie. The area has a lot of older people. It ...
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