Michigan Musky Experiment Seeks Wild Range Expansion
Michigan conservation officials pursue a musky rearing program to establish the big game fish in more lakes. Despite 400000 muskies hatched at Wolfe Lake and Drayton Plains, there is no guarantee of success as pike predators and spring spawning timing challenge survival. The department plans further plantings in southern lakes and will monitor water temperature vegetation and food availability to determine if muskies can be established statewide.
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Michigan
Conservation Department
Indian River
Cheboygan
Torch River
Antrim
Salkkaska
Pine Trees Should Be Shaped For Christmas
Pruning Christmas trees improves uniformity and value says Michigan State extension forester Leg Bell. Pruned trees can fetch about twice the price of unpruned ones. begin after 18 to 24 inches height and finish by July first. Prune two years in a row then skip a year, focusing on current season growth to adjust form.
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Leg Bell
Michigan State
Bell
River Cleanup led by AuSable Explorer Scouts in Crawford County
Grayling based Explorer scouts plan their second annual River Cleanup along the main AuSable River and its south branch in Crawford County starting June 9. The project aims to remove cans bottles and trash over about three weeks with sponsors Grayling Guides Association Chamber of Commerce and Sportsman's Club. Conservation officer Clarence Roberts and fire officers Robert Erickson will assist the scouts.
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Grayling
Crawford County
The
Grayling Guides Association
Chamber of Commerce
Sportsman’s Club
Clarence Roberts
Robert Erickson
Conservation Department
Shade Trees A Drink Helps During Dry Weather
Michigan State College extension forester William Love warns that shade trees especially young transplanted ones suffer in hot dry spells. Water deeply every 10 days to two weeks until roots are moist delving to their depth, letting hoses run for a couple of hours. A light mulch helps keep soil moist and cool.
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William Love
Michigan State College Extension Municipal Forester
Love
Turkeys Hatch at State Game Farm Near Mason
Seventy two wild turkeys hatched last week at the Conservation Department game farm near Mason. About 200 more eggs incubate and are expected to hatch in a week. Last year 50 adult birds and 150 youngsters were released in Allegan state forest where some remain.
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Conservation Department
Mason
Allegan State Forest
Lower Peninsula
Vacationers Enjoy Upper Peninsula Visit
Colinville area residents Mr and Mrs Wellington Davis and family of Flint spend a summer vacation in the Upper Peninsula. Arlington Severson and Jack join the group while Duane Miller and Davis family attend the Golden Wedding of Joe McFarland and wife of Falmouth a week ago Saturday.
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Wellington Davis
Flint
Duane Miller
Upper Peninsula
Arlington Severson
Jack
Joe McFarland
Falmouth
University of Michigan 1955 Summer Session Plans Set
The 1955 Summer Session opens June 20 with a theme Michigan and a lecture series featuring U S Defense Secretary Charles Wilson Governor Gennen Williams Lt Governor Philip Hart Walter Reuther and others. Exhibits on art history law evolution and Michigan Indians accompany lectures on topics from atomic power to Great Lakes relations. Courses run across all schools with programs at Cheboygan Biological Station and Camp Casino in the Upper Peninsula.
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Uaw-Gio
A. G. L. McNaughton
International Jaints Commission
Harlan Hatcher
Great Lakes
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Wiliams
Cheboygan
Casino
Shingleton
Pick Sturdy Toys For Summer Vacation
Michigan parents should involve children in packing for cottage trips says Bernice Borgman head of home management and child development at Michigan State. Plan together and include sun protection into a practical list with items like bathing suits, overalls, jerseys, hats, walking shoes, a jacket, rainwear and warm sleepwear. Remember soap towels sun care first aid supplies and insect repellent for a smoother vacation.
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Michigan
Bernice Borgman
Home Management and Child Development Department
Michigan State
Miss Borgman
Bobby
Miss Bergman
Uranium Boom Sparks Rush in Blind River District 1953
In summer 1953 a uranium rush began in Blind River district east of Sault Ste. Marie as within weeks 10 000 claims were staked. West Virginia leads coal, with Logan County producing about 23 million tons annually.
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Canada
Blind River
Sault Ste. Marie
West Virginia
Logan
Straits Span Discussion Set for Cadillac Meeting
Former U S Senator Prentiss M Brown will address the Area Progress Conference in Cadillac on June 24 about the Straits Bridge and its impact on Northern Lower Peninsula communities. Attendees include county officials and leaders from agriculture industry education and chambers of commerce. Recommendations come from the Michigan Economic Development Commission’s Northern Lower Peninsula Advisory Board.
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U. S
Prentiss M. Brown
Mackinac Straits Bridge
Farm Bureau
Grange
Michigan Economic Development Commission
Lower Peninsula
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