Dredging to begin at Aloha State Park boat launch

Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 04/17/2014 02:00 PM EDT

Aloha State Park dredging project planned; boat launch closed during this time.

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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2014

Contact: Jeremy Spell, 231-625-2522, or Ed Golder, 517-284-5815



Dredging to begin at Aloha State Park boat launch

 

A much-needed dredging project will begin this spring at Aloha State Park near Cheboygan. The dredging will target the channel and mouth of the boat basin into Mullett Lake. The boat launch at the park will be closed during the dredging. Campers and boaters will be redirected to the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Jewell Road boating access site, which is less than 10 miles away. DNR officials expect the project will be completed no later than June 20, and a follow-up press release will be issued at that time.

 

“The mouth of the channel has been slowly filling in with sediment over the years,” said Aloha State Park Supervisor Jeremy Spell. “During routine depth soundings of the channel a few years ago, depths as shallow as two feet were recorded between the two rock jetties.”

 

Although this project will create a short period of inconvenience for boaters at Aloha State Park, ultimately the project will make access to Mullett Lake from the park much safer.

 

For questions regarding the boat launch at Aloha State Park, please call the park at 231-625-2522.

 

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