Authorities in Wisconsin and Michigan have now signed off on the Menominee Indian Tribe’s nomination of a site to the National Register of Historic Places, but that’s drawn backlash from some Michigan lawmakers who say it’s a veiled attempt to stop the Back Forty mine on the Michigan-Wisconsin border… – Click to Read More
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Menominee River nomination for National Register of Historic Places could impact Back Forty Mine, private landowners
U.P. legislators said they are unhappy with the State Historic Preservation Review Board’s decision Friday to nominate the land for protection as a historic place. It could impact the proposed Back Forty Mine… – Click to read more
Environmental group opposes gold mine planned in Upper Peninsula
In the UP, a new chapter begins in a 20-year clash over gold mine
“If I have to stand in front of the machines and give my life up, then that’s what I’m willing to do,” said Reiter, a citizen of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. – Click to read more