Feb. 22, 2017

Contact: Tom Copenhaver, 231-582-7523

DNR to host open house March 6 regarding relocation of Chestonia Bridge boating access site

Staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will be on hand Monday, March 6, to review preliminary plans for relocating the Chestonia Bridge boating access site, currently located on the Jordan River on Old State Road in East Jordan (Antrim County). The DNR open house will run from 4 to 7 p.m. at the East Jordan Public Schools Community Auditorium, 101 Maple St.

At the open house, DNR staff will talk about the proposed boating access site, answer questions and gather public input. Preliminary plans for the boating access site will be on display. People are welcome to attend at any time during the three-hour open house. 

Representatives of the Antrim County Road Commission and members of the Conservation Resource Alliance also will be available to answer questions regarding the adjacent bridge replacement project.

This project is funded through the Michigan State Waterways Fund. The restricted fund, which is derived from boat registration fees and the Michigan marine fuel tax, helps fund the construction, operation and maintenance of public recreational boating facilities.

For more information about the Chestonia Bridge boating access site project, contact Tom Copenhaver at Young State Park at copenhavert@michigan.gov or 231-582-7523.

Boaters help fund more than 1,300 public boating access sites and 82 harbors in Michigan. All watercraft, unless exempt, must be registered with the Michigan Secretary of the State. Register all watercraft online, by mail or in person at the Secretary of State. Boat registrations expire March 31 in the third year of issuance. Learn more at www.michigan.gov/boating.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.