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30 years ago

IRON MOUNTAIN — A state panel recommended Wednesday that Dickinson County receive an estimated $396,000 grant to expand the Fumee Lake Natural Area. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board, meeting in Lansing, voted unanimously to approve the county’s application for the purchase of 938 acres north of Fumee Lake. “I’m very pleased,” said Lucy Shampo, who chairs the Fumee Lake Commission. Shampo attended Wednesday’s session and spoke in support of the county’s application, which las year was rejected by the state board.

90 years ago

IRON MOUNTAIN — Plans nearly complete for establishing plant in Iron Mountain, Although the tannery in connection with the Iron Mountain self-help co-operative has not yet been established, a considerable number of deer hides for manufacture moccasins and similar art souvenirs for the have been received all over the state as well as tourist trade, from hunters Ludwig Evenson, co-operative, All deer hunting licenses issued in the state this year were accompanied by a memorandum to the hunter asking that if he planned no other use for the hide to send it to the Iron Mountain self-help co-operative for tannery preparation, While the cooperative is not directly associated with the Dickinson county ERA, the latter is acting as an advisory agency, and is extending all possible help.