Door County National Park Proposal

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Door county national park proposal.

The proposal for the grand traverse islands national park includes 17 islands extending from wisconsin s door county to. Parts of door county may be designated as a national park in the future. Photo by brett kosmider. Similar to the apostle islands the new park would largely be remote and rugged and protect critical habitat while stabilizing historical maritime treasures.

It will be a great setting for this big moment. There was a beautiful view of the water but not necessarily the trees. The proposed grand traverse islands national park would encompass some of the islands that make up the grand traverse between michigan s garden peninsula and the door peninsula. The proposal for the grand traverse islands national park includes 17 islands extending from.

Proposal in peninsula state park door county forum. Sturgeon bay a national park plan which includes five islands in northern door county could bring 30 full time jobs and about 20 million in spending to the region. Cave point county park in jacksonport is one of my favorite places in door county. Also depending where and when you are there the colors may not be.

The small park is part of the national park proposal as is newport state park across the peninsula. A group has put together a proposal for the grand traverse islands national park which would include islands north of door county plus land on the mainland. Door county travel forum. It would be called the grand traverse islands national park or lakeshore.

There could be as many as 400 to 500 people up there in busy summer months. Newport the state s only wilderness park protects 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline. From the research i ve done it would appear that land belonging to newport state park rock island state park the mink river estuary door bluff headlands park plum island parts of washington island and multitudes of smaller county parks and nature preserves would. This is a huge huge project he said.

The cliffs along the shore of lake michigan are a stunning landscape. Wbay parts of door county may be designated as a national park in the future.