Proposed wilderness designation for Pictured Rocks moves forward
Sunday, March 2, 2008
MUNISING, Mich. (AP) -- A proposal to designate part of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore as wilderness is moving forward.
The Mining Journal of Marquette reports the National Park Service is working to finalize the establishment of the Beaver Basin Wilderness Area. The designation would give about 11,739 acres wilderness protections.
A formal proposal has been forwarded to the Legislative Council of the Department of the Interior.
There's no specific timetable for action on the proposal.
The lakeshore extends along Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Munising. It is renowned for a dozen-mile stretch of multicolored sandstone cliffs, some up to 200 feet high, and sand dunes towering even higher.
