E-M:/ Proposed Live Fire zones in ferry crossing route

From the Muskegon Chronicle:

Thirteen of the proposed firing ranges are on Lake Michigan, and four of those are in areas regularly traversed by charter fishing boats, sailboats and cross-lake car ferries that operate out of Muskegon and Ludington, according to Coast Guard records.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1156951015137910.xml&coll=8

And the Freep editorial page:

The Coast Guard owes the citizens of the Great Lakes region a series of public meetings on the Guard's plan to designate 34 "safe zones" in the lakes for target practice with heavy machine guns and live ammunition.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/OPINION01/608300339/1069

Hugh McDiarmid Jr.

Communications Director

Michigan Environmental Council

517-487-9539