Silence on the Plan [10.24.02]
Today's Leelanau Enterprise is reporting that the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore still has not received official word as to whether or not their General Management Plan process will be halted. Enterprise story
The Cost of Contamination [10.25.02]
Today's story comes all the way from the Toledo Blade, which reports that the General Accounting Office has estimated that the cost of invasive species (zebra mussel, round goby, etc.) to the Great Lakes economy is well into the billions. With threats like the Asian carp looming, even the GAO is getting concerned. Read the story.
Coast Guard Surfboat [10.28.02]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a feature on the building of a 1900 Coast Guard surfboat for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point by two Leelanau men (Dave Dean & Bruce Lehmann). The 25' boat follows the 102 year old specification down to the copper nails. Read the story.
Climate Change Workshop [10.29.02]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that a climate change workshop to discuss the impacts on the winter recreation, tourism and farming will be held on Nov. 8 from 8:30 - 3:30. The program will be held at Crystal Mountain Resort, is free and features scientists and tourism experts. Read the story and web site for the program.
Traverse City Reads [10.30.02]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a feature this morning about an interesting program spearheaded by Victoria Sutherland that seeks to get as many people as possible in the area to read the same book at the same time and discuss it. The first book is "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger. Read the story.
