- Dates
- 2017-06-19 – 2017-10-12
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Land Information Access Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationinland-waters-and-hydrologyinfrastructurecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 2017, LIAA and island partners solicited public input for a Beaver Island Water Trail, including potential access sites, community assets, and universal accessibility. An October forum update then reported a DNR special land-use order authorizing designated campsites on state-held wildlife-area land as part of the developing trail system.
Evidence limits
The forum notices establish the planning process and reported funding and partners. The DNR order should be used as the controlling source for the campsite authorization. This record does not define the final route, access rights, maintenance responsibility, or completion status.
Open questions
- Which access sites were ultimately selected for the Water Trail, and do they include the DNR-authorized wildlife-area campsites?
- Who funded the LIAA-led planning process, and did that funding carry through to construction?
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Sources
- The LIAA notice describes the June 19 public planning meeting, its request for potential access sites and community assets, the participating townships and Beaver Island Association, and Coastal Zone Management and county funding. A follow-up names Michigan DEQ and Access to Recreation participants.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011661
- A contemporaneous update reports a DNR special land-use order authorizing designated campsites on Beaver Island State Wildlife Area Research Area and says formal agreements and a water-trail plan were being developed. The DNR order, not the forum summary, is the stronger source for the authorization.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012413
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island water-trail planning advances through public input and a DNR campsite order, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-water-trail-planning-meeting-2017/, accessed [date], citing Land Information Access Association, “Beaver Island Water Trail meeting Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m.,” Beaver Island Forum, June 7 and 16, 2017. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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