Michigan: Backcountry Campsites Reopen at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

By Duncan Johnson

Michigan –-(Ammoland.com)- Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials have announced that most of the recent backcountry cabin and campsite closures at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park were lifted Tuesday, two days ahead of schedule.

The cabins closed temporarily July 14 included the Big Carp six-bunk and four-bunk cabins and the four-bunk Lake SuperiorTen backcountry campsites were closed also between the mouths of the Big and Little Carp rivers.

“Thanks to help of some dedicated crews, these cabins have been reopened ahead of schedule,” said John Pepin, deputy public information officer for the DNR. “This comes as great news for park visitors at the height of the summer camping season at the park.”

The cabin and campsite closures were the result of flooding from a July 11 thunderstorm that dumped as much as 11 inches of rain on some parts of the western Upper Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin.

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado struck three miles south of Bessemer in Gogebic County.

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