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“Department of Natural Resources’ Forest Resources Division and Parks and Recreation Division staff have worked diligently since the Duck Lake Fire to get the popular campground reopened for safe public use,” said Ron Olson, chief of the DNR Parks and Recreation Division. Most of this work centered on removing damaged trees and brush in and around the campground.
Culhane and Pike Lake State Forest Campgrounds remain closed at this time. Bodi Lake, Reed, and Green Bridge are alternate State Forest Campgrounds in the area that were not damaged by the Duck Lake Fire and remain open for public use.
For additional information about these State Forest Campgrounds, call 906-492-3415 or visit www.michigan.gov/stateforestcampgrounds.
Just returned from camping at Mouth of the Two-Hearted. Camp area 1 in good shape but water pump has run dry. BRING YOUR OWN WATER or be prepared to filter. Camp area 2 has lost the walk- up sites along the southern border, and just beyond this area you can see the devastation caused by the fire, now largely clear-cut as part of the clean-up. The North Country Trail to the west of camp along the river goes through miles of still-standing trees, all of which are scorched and without foliage. It is simultaneously humbling and eerie to see this type of damage. Although nearby Pike Lake Camp is virtually unrecognizable and seeing Rainbow Lodge gone is sad, the camp at the mouth of the Two-Hearted is still worth the trip.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lonnie for the update! Really appreciate it! Look for a post from me in the near future with an update on how the natural environment (if not the developed areas) is slowly bouncing back from this fire.
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