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The Meridian Boundary Fire burned 8,586 acres near Grayling, Michigan in 2010.. The U.S. state of Michigan has been the site of several major wildfires.The worst of these were in the lumbering era of the late-1800s when lumbering practices permitted the buildup of large slash piles and altered forest growth patterns which may have contributed to size of the wildfires.
City of Alpena: Wooden tug 1874 1880 9 feet (2.7 m) On August 9, 1880 the City of Alpena caught fire and sank near Black River, Michigan. [20] [21: Not listed Congress: Wooden steamer 1861 1868 17 feet (5.2 m)
Bangs Lake Park explosion: Wauconda, Illinois: United States: 1 death, 8 injuries [2] Park 30 May 1973: Children injured by discarded shell: Huntley, Illinois: United States: 2 injuries [2] Factory 9 June 1973: Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion: McHenry, Illinois: United States: 7 injuries [2] Factory 18 February 1977: Xinjiang 61st ...
On the season premiere of "Deadliest Catch," five people on board a vessel called the Western Venture quickly found themselves in extreme danger.
In Alpena County, about 11 miles south is the Michigan Nature Association's Julius C. and Marie Moran Peter Memorial Nature Sanctuary. The sanctuary encompasses 95 acres and Grass Lake. Dwarf lake iris, bird's-eye primrose and eastern white cedar surround it, and running through it is Hamilton Road, Michigan's first declared "Natural Beauty ...
The Bangs Lake Multisport Festival is scheduled for August 2010 and has three different distances including an Olympic Triathlon, Duathlon, and Aquabike. [5] The winter months bring ice skating and ice fishing to the lake. The Walk on Water Charity Ice Fishing Derby will take place for its seventh year in February 2011. [6] This is an ice ...
Feb. 21—CELINA — A trio of anglers who call Grand Lake St. Marys home are attempting to revive a fishing tournament that by some accounts brought an estimated $4.8 million in tourism revenue ...
The lake is the 20th largest inland lake in Michigan. [1] The larger part of the lake is in Alpena Township, Michigan, with the southern shore approximately 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Alpena along U.S. Highway 23, which continues along the eastern side of the lake. In Presque Isle County, the lake extends into Presque Isle Township and ...