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Great Lakes Salmon Craze Draws Anglers to Michigan
Fishermen from across the country chase the new salmon craze as coho salmon from the Pacific enter Lake Michigan. Manistee and Frankfort host a tourism boom with bait, gas, and lodging in high demand. Officers report mobs at Bear Creek and widespread unsafe boating and drowning incidents. Gov. Romney and Wis. Gov. Knowles join the chatter on fishing limits, while locals praise the boost to business and tourism despite safety concerns.
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Manistee, Mich
Pacific
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Manistee
Frankfort
Michigan Conservation Department
Coast Guard
Conservation Department
Bear Creek
Manistee County
Wayne Tody
Tody
Joe Tighe
Sheriff's
Joseph Mack
Michigan
George Romney
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Romney
Knowles
Huron River
Lake Superior
Upper Peninsula
Platte River
Little Manistee River
Ted Lewis
William Dohen
Royal
Lewis
Dave Borgeson
Lakes Superior
Arka Huron
Pmo