Ontonagon recreation project funded by DNR

By RALPH ANSAMI

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ONTONAGON — It’s the season for giving and the village of Ontonagon has received good tidings from the state of Michigan.

A $45,000 Recreation Passport grant was announced Tuesday for Lake Superior beach walkway lighting renovations.

The money will allow renovations to install new, more durable lamp poles with energy-efficient, dark-sky compliant LED lamp fixtures, the DNR said.

New benches, trash receptacles, bike racks and signs will also be installed along the beachfront park.

It is one of several grants announced for the Upper Peninsula.

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