LGIA meets with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to address lake levels and management of the Bergland Dam.

Left to Right: Mark Malmberg, Amy Warrick, Carole Tuckey, Dwight Aukee, Attorney General Dana Nessel, Carl Nyaknen (Chair Ontonagon County Commissioners), Pat Hanchin (MI DNR), Steve Salmi, Jerry Wuorenmaa (Executive Director Western U.P. Planning & Development Region – WUPPDR), Jim Vigness, Walt “Bing” Whitburn, John Luxton

The LGIA met with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Saturday, August 12th to present concerns about water levels of Lake Gogebic relating to the management of Bergland Dam.

The meeting with the Attorney General was a constructive initial step with the goal of introducing our concerns to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reassess the allowable lower and upper lake level limits of Lake Gogebic.

Read the LGIA presentation to Attorney General Dana Nessel:

LGIA Removes Tires From the Bottom of Lake Gogebic

On September 23rd, members of the Lake Gogebic Improvement Association met at the Ontonagon County Park to remove discarded tires and miscellaneous trash from the bottom of Lake Gogebic. A few were also removed along the Hoop ‘N Holler Road. Steve Salmi, Jim Vigness, Chris Wirtanen and Dusty Barclay loaded approximately 30 tires onto a trailer. John Wilmes, the park caretaker, offered the use of his trailer and consequently hauled them to the designated disposal site. The Ontonagon County Road Commission is paying for the disposal. This is an example of how cooperation between two entities results in a cleaner lake for both property owners and users alike.