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Subject: Re: Remote Ghost Towns in Michigan

Author:
rando

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Date Posted: 11:56:51 02/24/04 Tue
In reply to: Chuck 's message, "Re: Remote Ghost Towns in Michigan" on 10:44:14 02/18/04 Wed

Hey Pathfinder,

I am very interested in this. I was going to recommend MTU also. My sister is a graduate and I have read some of MTUs articles on abandon towns, mines, and such.

I have also been to the Sturgeon River Gorge. Very nice.

I'll e-mail you later

Randy

>I haven't been to either, but I'm very interested.
>
>I'll check them a little later. Little busy at work.
>
>Is it that these are interesting because of extreme
>topography, name, abandoned sites, etc.
>
>Michigan Tech is exactly my thought for a partner. We
>have to do a little research and get an understanding
>of our goal before we contact them. We may even be
>able to help them find possible locations!
>
>Chuck
>
>
>
>
>>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

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Re: Remote Ghost Towns in Michigan	Belvedere	21:17:11 03/12/04 Fri