Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
BARRICADES BLOCK the boat launch at Black River Harbor Wednesday as sediment, washed into the harbor during recent rain storms, prevented boats from being launched and forced the boat launch's closure.
By RICHARD JENKINS
BLACK RIVER HARBOR - While there isn't a definite timetable for the work, officials with the Ottawa National Forest say they were working with a company to re-open the boat launch at Black River Harbor.
Last week, the U.S. Forest Service Ottawa National Forest's Facebook page posted that heavy rainfall had washed sediment into the harbor, blocking the boat launch.
"We are working on getting somebody out there to remove all the silt that was deposited in those last rainstorms," Lisa Klaus, the public affairs officer for Ottawa National Forest, said...
