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News from the Keweenaw Peninsula Posted June 30, 2004 Text © 2004 Michigan Department of Natural Resources, courtesy Ann Wilson, DNR communications representative, Office of the Press Secretary, Marquette; Ronald Yesney, DNR West U.P. recreation specialist; Bill Deephouse KPAC chairman; and Charles Eshbach, non-motorized trail committee.

Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee

Appendix A: Camping Facilities on Tip Property

Recommendations drafted after touring and scouting areas and accessing resource carrying capacity, by Bill Deephouse, chairman, and Charles Eshbach, non-motorized trail committee. 

We considered three types of camping facilities: 
~ Motorized primitive campsite. Accessible by car, with toilet, fire ring, table and tent pad. (No motor homes or trailers.) 
~ Non-motorized primitive campsite. May or may not have toilet, or table, but has tent pad, fire ring. 
~ Wilderness campsite. Tent pad, fire ring.

Motorized 
Schlatter Lake -- two sites adaptable Motorized
    Schlatter Lake east-- 3 campsites.
    Schlatter Lake southwest, 3 campsites 
    Possibly a third site on NW side of lake with 3 campsites
No camping on Schlatter Lake Island, day use only.
Hoar Lake-- 3 campsites.

High Rock Bay -- no camping, no vehicles with in 200 yards of lakeshore -- designated parking area -- day use only.

This view of Manitou Island from High Rock Bay shows remains of a campfire near the shoreline. Photo taken during KPAC's June 12th tour of Keweenaw Tip sites. (Photo by Michele Anderson)

Non-Motorized -- (In some cases serving as duel use with hikers and kayakers.)

Primitive Campsites at: 
~ Mouth of Montreal River
~ Below second Falls
~ Fish Cove 
~ Keystone Point 
~ Big Bay (mouth of creek) 
~ Keweenaw Point (2 locations) 
~ Mouth of Hoar Ck. 
~ Mouth of Union Ck.

Wilderness Campsite 
Lost Lake (2 single sites widely separated.)

DNR Note: All meetings of the Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee include a public comment period. The Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Allouez Township Community Center in Allouez..

Future meeting notices and minutes from previous meetings will be posted for public inspection at the Michigan Technological University Library website; the Keweenaw Now website; the Portage Lake Public Library Bulletin Board; the Keweenaw County Clerk's Office in the County Courthouse, Eagle River; Fort Wilkins State Park; McLain State Park; and at the DNR's Baraga Field Office. Minutes can also be mailed or e-mailed to individuals upon request.

For more information, contact Ronald Yesney, MDNR, Marquette at 906-228-6561.

Return to Minutes of June 1, 2004, Meeting

*Editor's note: Keweenaw Now is providing this Michigan Department of Natural Resources information as a public service.