Property rights clash with federal wilderness rules at Crooked Lake
Kathy Stupak-Thrall and neighbors in Oswego Illinois contest Forest Service limits on Crooked Lake in Michigan’s Sylvania Wilderness Area. They face permits and fines for boat access and airspace rules while courts have sided with federal authority. The case highlights tension between state riparian rights and federal land management.
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Ben
Oswego
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Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Crooked Lake
Stupak-Thrall
Sylvania
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Justice Department
U.S. Supreme Court
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Congress
Great Lakes
Marie Antoinette
Queen of Outhouses Documents Humor and History
Virginia Williams, a retired elementary teacher and self styled Queen of Outhouses, travels the country collecting stories photos and models of outhouses. She knows over 70 nicknames and explains holes classified as one or three, aiming to preserve this humorous facet of history.
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Richmond
R.I
Virginia Williams
Williams
Superior Court
Frank Williams
Cranston
Waco
Texas
Correction notes on jail debt and outhouse lore spark week’s corrections
The Gazette corrects an error about the average debt for Linn County Jail inmates. Sheriff Don Zeller and Iowa sheriffs urge legislators to let sheriffs garnishee wages of nonpayers. The piece also recalls anecdotes about outhouse designs and their historical context from Williams, including portable toilets and 1930s work projects.
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Linn County
Don Zeller
Iowa
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