Patty Birkholz is my inspiration
Posted: Jun 6, 2018 Patty Birkholz is my inspiration. In 1977, when the DNR announced a 1,500-car parking lot on the beach at what is now [...]
The DEQ and Army Corps Question the Proposed Marina
November 2017 - Important Updates Posted: Nov 16, 2017 We are still awaiting a letter from Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality detailing their decision on [...]
Update on stopping the proposed Padnos marina
Posted: Jun 1, 2018 Welcome back! For those community members just returning for the summer months there are seven key points to know about the [...]
Environmental group still opposing marina development
By Sydney.Smith / @hollandsentinel.com (616) 546-4219 Posted Apr 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM DOUGLAS — The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance announced April 16 its ongoing legal strategy to oppose [...]
Michigan Marina Project Near Sand Dunes Gets Key Permit
Feb. 2, 2018, at 5:20 p.m. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has given a marina and home development project in the Lake Michigan [...]
Saugatuck Dunes Face Imminent Threat
Dec 08, 2017 David Swan TCLF first listed Saugatuck Dunes as a threatened site in its 2011 Landslide: The Landscape I Love. But efforts [...]
DEQ Sends Letter Regarding Proposed Padnos Marina
Posted: Dec 3, 2017 On Friday, the DEQ delivered a letter to the Padnos development team listing eleven issues that need to be addressed before [...]
November 2017 – Important Updates
We are still awaiting a letter from Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality detailing their decision on the proposed Padnos marina channel: a 1600’ long, 200’ [...]
September 20th, at 4 PM Township ZBA to discuss proposed marina channel
There have been a few dreadful ideas posed for the Saugatuck Dunes. In 1978 the DNR proposed a 1500-car parking lot on the beach where [...]
Two sides at odds over development plans for Saugatuck Dunes
By STATESIDE STAFF • AUG 11, 2017 A stretch of sand dunes along Lake Michigan might be under development soon, and a lot [...]