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Re: E-M:/ Dredge the AuTrain River Mouth?? Outrageous!!
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Enviro-Mich message from "Alexander J. Sagady" <ajs@sagady.com>
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For the un-initiated, here is the Mouth of the AuTrain River on the
Lake Superior shoreline, 11 miles west of Munising
[best viewed with Internet Explorer]:
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=16&X=2563&Y=25710&W=1&qs=%7cAu+Train%7cMI
At 08:48 PM 10/31/2006, you wrote:
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>Enviro-Mich message from "Alex J. Sagady & Associates" <ajs@sagady.com>
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>WLNS Channel 6 News has a story saying that Alger County
>officials want to dredge the Au Train River Mouth saying
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>"AuTrain Township wants to dredge a channel that would
>cause the river to flow more directly into the lake. "
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>http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=5616254&nav=menu25_2_21
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>The story claims that this would prevent flooding from storms and ice movements
>in Lake Superior.
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>The mouth of the Au Train River, about 11 miles east of Munising, on the
>Lake Superior shoreline is one of Michigan's best, premier swimming
>spots. A shallow river channel through the dunes with sand deposits in
>the Lake and the ability to swim in any temperature of water that one might
>like, the scenic sand dunes in the area....and a swimming/wading
>experience particularly beneficial and safe for
>young children... make the Au Train River Mouth one of Michigan's gems.
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>One of the unique things about the Au Train River Mouth is that every time you
>visit, the river area between M-28 and Lake Superior changes.
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>The Au Train River Mouth is at a Michigan Department of Transportation
>highway rest stop on M-28. It is an example of a prime recreational
>asset for tourism and dredging this site is nothing less than killing the goose that
>laid the golden egg.
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>At this writing I don't have many details, but any dredging that would be effective
>in preventing flooding from ice dams and wind driven lake action would almost
>certainly damage or destroy the beneficial swimming at this location.
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>I will attempt to gain additional information on this proposal and post such
>information when it become available.
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>Regards, Alex Sagady, Environmental Consultant
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