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Keweenaw Point Committee tour with DNR leads to recommendations 

By Michele Anderson  Updated 8/02/04 and 7/29/04  Posted 07/28/2004 

ALLOUEZ, COPPER HARBOR -- High Rock Bay, Fish Cove, Schlatter's Lake, the Mouth of the Montreal, Hoar Lake and the Mandan Road have greater meaning now for the Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee (KPAC) members who toured the area with Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) personnel on June 12, 2004. This opportunity for on-site discussion of roads and trails, potential and actual campsites, future parking areas and protection of minimum impact areas led to the committee's first official recommendations  to the DNR during their July 6 meeting in Allouez. KPAC will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the Mohawk School gymnasium. more
Photo: DNR vans take Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee members through mud and water on the rough road to High Rock Bay. (Photo © 2004 Dana Richter. Reprinted with permission.)

Kerry: "America can do better ..."

Posted 07/30/2004 

BOSTON -- John Kerry accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in an energetic speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston on Thursday, July 29. He said, "My fellow Americans, we are here tonight united in one simple purpose: to make America stronger at home and respected in the world." Read the text of Kerry's speech. 
Photo: John Kerry with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 17, 2004, in Detroit. (Photo courtesy Sharon Farmer, Kerry-Edwards Staff)

Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee to meet Aug. 3 in Mohawk; KPAC Minutes: July 6, 2004

Posted and updated 07/29/2004 

MARQUETTE -- The Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee (KPAC) will hold its next regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at the Mohawk School gymnasium, 3rd Street, in Mohawk. KPAC was assembled to provide recreation and resource management suggestions to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) on the state's recent Keweenaw Tip purchase of 6,275 acres for public access, recreation and conservation. The Committee is expected to submit recommendations to the MDNR this September. Read the minutes of the July 6, 2004, meeting.
Photo: Hoar Lake, viewed from existing primitive campsite.  (Photo © 2004 Michele Anderson)

Peaceful protests greet Bush in Marquette

By Mark Pavolich Posted 07/16/2004 

MARQUETTE -- About 1500 Upper Peninsula protesters -- from labor organizers to environmentalists to peace groups and Kerry-Edwards supporters -- held a peaceful demonstration outside Northern Michigan University's Superior Dome in Marquette during the recent rally held for visiting President George W. Bush. Keweenaw Now staff writer Mark Pavolich reports concerns and viewpoints expressed by both the protesters and the rally attendees. more

Stupak: President Bush should explain failed policies

Posted 07/13/2004 

WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) said he's glad President Bush will visit northern Michigan, but called on the President to make it more than just a pep rally. Stupak said the people of northern Michigan deserve answers regarding the failed policies of this Administration. more
(Note: President George W. Bush is scheduled to speak at a political rally in Northern Michigan University's Superior Dome at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, in Marquette.)

Hancock accepting nominations for City Council offices until Aug. 3

Posted 07/07/2004 

HANCOCK -- The City of Hancock is accepting nominations for persons desiring to qualify as candidates for the Office of Council - (1) one Councilor from Ward I, (1) Councilor from Ward II and (1) from Ward III for a four-year term on a non-partisan (Nov. 2, 2004) ballot. Nominating petitions, available at the City Clerk's Office between the hours of 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (M-F), will be accepted until 4 p.m. local time, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. Read the official Notice.
Editor's Note: This month the Hancock City Council meets on Wednesday, July 7, and Wednesday, July 21, in City Hall, 399 Quincy St. The Work Session begins at 6:30 p.m., and the regular meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee to meet July 6 in Allouez; May and June meeting minutes available

Updated 07/06/2004  Posted 06/30/2004 

MARQUETTE -- The Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee (KPAC) will hold its next regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at the Allouez Township Community Center in Allouez. KPAC was assembled to provide recreation and resource management suggestions to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) on the state's recent Keweenaw Tip purchase of 6,275 acres for public access, recreation and conservation. The Committee is expected to submit recommendations to the MDNR this September. Read the minutes of the June 1, 2004, KPAC meeting. (Note: May 4 KPAC meeting minutes, originally posted on the Keweenaw Liberty Library, are now available on Keweenaw Now.)
Photo: Members of the Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee and DNR officials hiked to the Falls at the Mouth of the Montreal River during their June 12, 2004, tour of Keweenaw Tip sites. Watch for an article on this tour, coming soon. (June 12, 2004, photo by Michele Anderson)

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