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Subject: Re: Remote Ghost Towns in Michigan


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kursch
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Date Posted: 10:29:42 02/18/04 Wed
In reply to: Chuck 's message, "Re: Remote Ghost Towns in Michigan" on 07:40:57 02/18/04 Wed
 Michigan Tech has a mining engineering program. Plus many of the counties in that part of the state have a mine inspector that keeps track of abandoned mine sites and the dangers associated with them.

http://www.mg.mtu.edu/ab.htm

I think this could be a very interesting and challenging expedition.

A couple of places I have been intersted in geeting to in the U.P. are:
Sturgeon Rver Gorge
NAD27 - Zone 16
369987E 5167190N

Rock River Canyon
NAD27 - Zone 16
501833E 5139519N

Ever been any of those places?

ak

>Lot's of warnings about mines.
>
>I think a development plan should include a university
>research staff. There have been plenty of
>explorations of mines and the areas surrounding mines,
>however, I think that if an organization were to plan,
>train, and execute such an exploration in a
>professional manner, then they can mitigate most
>risks.
>
>We heard the same think about the dangers of kayaking
>to the Manitou Islands from the mainland, but our
>training, planning, equipment, etc. allowed us to
>safely make the crossing. And not just in ideal
>conditions, but in very poor conditions for a
>crossing. (So poor the ferry was delayed a couple of
>hours.) That being said, teaming up with an
>organization that has knowledge and experience in this
>area will allow us to safely perform this expedition.
>
>Just a thought.
>
>Chuck
>
>
>
>
>>Sounds interesting.
>>
>>A quick internet search brough up a couple links...
>>http://www.keweenaw.org/windows_to_the_past.htm
>>
>>And also a lot of warnings about abondoned mines and
>>watching out for sinking ground around old mining
>>sites.
>>
>>kursch
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I'm interested in finding someone who has an interest
>>>in putting together an expedition where we could
>>>explore an abandoned mining town or other in the UP.
>>>This would be in a remote location. If anyone has
>>>some knowledge about such a place or has any ideas,
>>>please post here.
>>>
>>>Chuck Hayden
>>>Commanding Expedition Officer
>>>The Fortune Bay Expeditionary Team
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