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Old State House has a partial (permanent) closure on the northwest portion of the trail and route.
Map based on description (have not been on the ground to verify). Unsure if all of the described area is closed or only portions:
More information on Trail/Route with maps/images:
http://www.vvmapping.com/trails/oldStateHouseTrail.html
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DNR Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2009
Contacts: Susan Thiel 989-348-6371, Paige Perry 989-732-3541 or Mary
Dettloff 517-335-3014
Portion of Old State House Off-Road Vehicle Trail and Route Closed
The Department of Natural Resources announced today that portions of
the Old State House Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Trail and Route in Iosco
County will be closed. The trail will be rerouted around the boundary
of a formerly used U.S. Department of Defense site north and west of the
Bissonette and Indian Road area in Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T24N, R08E,
Oscoda Township.
New information about the possibility of unexploded ordnance being on
the property has recently been provided to the DNR by the U.S.
Department of Defense, the former lessee of the property, in association
with Wurtsmith Air Force Base. As a result of the existing potentially
dangerous conditions caused by past use of the area as a bombing and
gunnery range, it is necessary to close this area to ORV and other use.
In order to maintain the safety of the public users on state land, the
area will be closed and appropriate trail segments will be blocked. The
closed area will be signed appropriately.
The Department of Defense is currently working toward a comprehensive
survey of residual munitions, which may result in remediation work
within the closed area. As a result, the DNR does not anticipate
reopening the area to public use for an extended period of time.
The ORV trail will be rerouted onto existing county and state forest
roads, and mileage is planned to be added nearby to make up for the
closure. A map of the reroute will be available on the DNR’s Web site
www.michigan.gov/dnr.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use
and enjoyment of the state’s natural resources for current and future
generations.
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Map based on description (have not been on the ground to verify). Unsure if all of the described area is closed or only portions:
More information on Trail/Route with maps/images:
http://www.vvmapping.com/trails/oldStateHouseTrail.html
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DNR Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2009
Contacts: Susan Thiel 989-348-6371, Paige Perry 989-732-3541 or Mary
Dettloff 517-335-3014
Portion of Old State House Off-Road Vehicle Trail and Route Closed
The Department of Natural Resources announced today that portions of
the Old State House Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Trail and Route in Iosco
County will be closed. The trail will be rerouted around the boundary
of a formerly used U.S. Department of Defense site north and west of the
Bissonette and Indian Road area in Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T24N, R08E,
Oscoda Township.
New information about the possibility of unexploded ordnance being on
the property has recently been provided to the DNR by the U.S.
Department of Defense, the former lessee of the property, in association
with Wurtsmith Air Force Base. As a result of the existing potentially
dangerous conditions caused by past use of the area as a bombing and
gunnery range, it is necessary to close this area to ORV and other use.
In order to maintain the safety of the public users on state land, the
area will be closed and appropriate trail segments will be blocked. The
closed area will be signed appropriately.
The Department of Defense is currently working toward a comprehensive
survey of residual munitions, which may result in remediation work
within the closed area. As a result, the DNR does not anticipate
reopening the area to public use for an extended period of time.
The ORV trail will be rerouted onto existing county and state forest
roads, and mileage is planned to be added nearby to make up for the
closure. A map of the reroute will be available on the DNR’s Web site
www.michigan.gov/dnr.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use
and enjoyment of the state’s natural resources for current and future
generations.
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