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Mich. DNR buying 2000 acres in Upper Peninsula
Source: Chicago Tribune, by Associated Press
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is buying about 2,000 acres of Upper Peninsula land to create the Menominee River State Recreation Area. November 15, 2011 The DNR announced Tuesday it will buy the acreage in Menominee and Dickinson counties for $2.5 million from Wisconsin Electric Power Co. The acreage includes two separate tracts and features whitewater rapids, waterfalls and scenic, rocky gorges. The tracts also contain areas popular with hunters, anglers and visitors interested in viewing wildlife such as eagles, osprey and waterfowl.
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