Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Public Open House

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is developing a plan and environmental assessment for Sand Island that will help implement a portion of the park’s General Management Plan and Accessibility Transition Plan. The general plan calls for increased camping opportunities, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible trails, a day-use area, and improved docking on Sand Island. The transition plan recommends replacing the dock, creating an accessible route to the island from the dock, creating an accessible route from the public dock to the light station, and modifying one group site and one individual site to provide features of accessibility. A public open house will be held Dec. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. at park headquarters, 415 Washington Ave., Bayfield. A brief presentation will be at 5:30 pm. Background information will be provided and park staff will be available to listen to suggestions and gather comments. If you cannot make it to the open house, comments can be submitted online or through the mail. The public scoping period is through Dec. 23. Submit your comments online at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/APISSandIsland.