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Help TNC acquire Bete Grise South

By Gina Nicholas Posted 05/11/2003

LAC LA BELLE -- Guest author Gina Nicholas, Keweenaw County resident and a member of the South Shore Association, urges readers to support The Nature Conservancy's efforts to purchase 1,100 acres of wetland and Lake Superior shoreline at Bete Grise South for habitat protection, non-invasive public access, research and education. Now that Lake Superior Land Co./International Paper has received a permit for building an access road and bridge, the area could be sold for residential development unless TNC can soon raise $100,000 towards the $1.5 million purchase price. more

Hancock City Council rejects Swedetown Creek grant

By Merle Kindred Updated 05/08/2003 and 5/09/2003

HANCOCK -- Despite pledges of $83,000 from the Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club and the Keweenaw Land Trust to match a Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grant for land acquisition at the Swedetown Creek Corridor, the Hancock City Council rejected the State of Michigan's offer of the $333,000 grant at their May 7 meeting. Noting the city's only responsibility would be to process the paperwork under its letterhead, guest columnist Merle Kindred says Hancock residents interested in preserving the Creek, which flows through the Maasto Hiihto trail system, should attend the Council's next meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21. more