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State reconsidering campground closures

UNDATED (WNMU) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking another look at its plan to close 23 state forest campgrounds.

The campgrounds are in the Upper and Northern Lower Peninsulas and aren’t used much. The DNR proposed closing them to save money at a time of budget cutbacks.

Director Rodney Stokes had planned to sign a closure order Thursday. But spokeswoman Mary Dettloff says it was delayed so the department can talk with local governments interested in running some of the campgrounds.

Officials will also consider having state park officials take over maintenance of certain forest campgrounds, which are more primitive than those at the parks. Detloff says some forest campgrounds probably will close.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.