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**STATE OF MICHIGAN

2003 SUMMER FREE FISHING WEEKEND EVENTS

JUNE 7 & 8, 2003

NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED, ALL FISHING REGULATIONS STILL APPLY

LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION

Allegan County**

Lake Allegan

Echo Point Access Site

June 7 8:00am – 5:00pm Steve Norton

Michigan Department of

Environmental Quality

269-567-3573

Free carp derby for all ages. Please bring your own

fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes for the kids

and educational information for all are included.**

Antrim County**

Elk Rapids Harbor

June 7 5:00am – dusk Terri Crandall-Kimble

Elk Rapids Area Chamber

of Commerce

1-800-626-7328

5:00am – dusk - Free charter boat trips for adults

65 and older. Pre-registration at phone number

provided is required.

4:00pm – dusk – Free fishing derby for children

ages 14 and under, accompanied by an adult.

Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait

(limited fishing equipment available). Prizes and

refreshments are included.

4:00pm – 7:00pm – All ages, Fish boil and

entertainment.**

Bay County**

Bay City State

Recreation Area

Saginaw Bay Visitor

Center

June 7 9:00am – 3:00pm Valerie Blaschka

Michigan Department of

Natural Resources

989-667-1894

Free family fishing derby, kids casting contest,

fishing clinic, fly fishing workshop and more for all

ages. Eighty fishing poles are available. Bait and

refreshments are included.**

Cass County**

Dowagiac

Conservation Club

June 7 8:00am – 1:00pm Furmer Reed

Dowagiac Conservation

Club

269-646-9839

Free fishing derby for children ages 9 to 14 (limited

to 25 participants). Please bring your own fishing

pole, tackle and bait (limited fishing equipment

available). Please bring your own life jacket. Bait,

prizes and refreshments are included.**

Chippewa County**

Community of

Kincheloe

Dukes Lake

June 7 9:00am – 6:00pm D.J. Malloy

Kinross Charter Township

906-495-5381 ext 108

Free fishing fun day for children ages 14 and

under, accompanied by an adult. Please bring

your own fishing pole, tackle and bait (limited

fishing equipment available). Prizes and

refreshments are included.

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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION

Eaton County**

Delta Township

Sharp Park

June 7 9:00am – Noon Delta Township Parks and

Recreation Department

517-323-8555

Free fishing derby for children ages 2 to 15,

accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own

fishing pole, tackle and bait. Participation awards

are included.**

Gogebic County**

Henry Lake

Campground

June 7 8:00am – 1:00pm Jerry Edde

U.S. Forest Service

906-932-1330 ext 522

Free fishing derby, casting contest, minnow races,

and fish identification contests for children ages

15 & under, accompanied by an adult. Please

bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait.

Prizes, refreshments and educational displays are

included.**

Gratiot County**

St. Louis Lappien Park

June 7 8:30am – Noon Joe Sholtz

Middle of Mitten Assoc.

989-681-5378

Free fishing derby for all ages. Please bring your

own fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and

refreshments are included.**

Hillsdale County**

Lewis Emery Park

June 7 10:00am – 1:00pm Dan Smith

Hillsdale County

Conservation Club

517-439-9718 – evenings

Fishing derby for children ages 16 & under,

accompanied by an adult. A donation of a non-

perishable item is requested. Please bring your

own fishing pole and tackle. Bait, prizes and

refreshments are included.**

Ingham County**

Valhalla Park

June 7 9:00am – Noon Delhi Township Parks &

Recreation Dept.

517-694-1549

Free fishing derby and casting contest for children

ages 15 and under, accompanied by an adult.

Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait.

Prizes are included.**

Iron County**

Iron River

Ottawa Lake

Campground

June 7 7:00am – 1:00pm Alisa Bartos

U.S. Forest Service

906-265-5139

Free fishing derby, casting contest, minnow races,

and fish identification contests for children ages

15 & under, accompanied by an adult for

registration. Please bring your own fishing pole,

tackle and bait. Prizes, refreshments and

educational displays are included.**

Livingston County**

Brighton Mill Pond

June 7 7:30am – 11:00am Scot Karevich

Brighton Optimist Club

810-225-2012

Free fishing derby for children ages 16 and under.

Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait.

Prizes and refreshments are included.

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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION

Newaygo County**

Nichols Lake

Campground

June 7 8:30am – Noon Tom Walter (ext 165) or

Jim Klein (ext 126)

U.S. Forest Service

231-745-4631

Free fishing fun day for children ages 17 and

under, accompanied by an adult. Please bring

your own fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and

refreshments are included.**

Oakland County**

Fenton

Baker Lake

17465 Hickory Ridge

Rd.

June 7 7:00am – Noon Jim Earnest

Izaak Walton League of

America

810-239-5336

Family fishing derby for all ages, children ages 14

and under must be accompanied by an adult at all

time. Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle

and bait. There will be limited fishing from shore.

Boats 14 feet and under with electric motors are

encouraged. Life jackets are mandatory for

everyone on the boats and a $10 boat launch fee

will be charged. Prizes are included and all you

can eat breakfast from 7:00am – 9:00am ($3.00)

and lunch from 11:00am – 1:00pm ($2.50) are

available.**

Oakland County**

Kensington Nature

Center Building

June 8 Begins at 1:00pm Kensington Nature Center

248-685-0603

Fishing for beginners for all ages, children under

age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please

bring your own fishing pole and tackle. Bait is

included. Pre-registration at phone number

provided is required. Cost of the program is $3.00.**

Oakland County**

Various

See listing of Clinton River Watershed Council

events at www.crwc.org

River Day 2003**

Ontonagon County**

Ontonagon Marina

June 7 9:00am – 2:00pm Dawn Buss

U.S. Forest Service

906-884-2411

Free fishing derby, casting contest, minnow races,

and fish identification contests for children ages

15 & under, accompanied by an adult for

registration. Please bring your own fishing pole,

tackle and bait. Prizes, refreshments and

educational displays are included.**

Saginaw County**

Ojibway Island

June 7 8:00am – Noon Becky Goche

U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service

989-759-1669

Free fishing derby for children ages 3 to 15,

accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own

fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes are included.

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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION

St. Clair County**

Port Huron Township

40 th Street Pond

June 7 10:00am – 3:00pm Bill Thompson

Port Huron Charter Twp.

810-987-6600

Free Lite Line Classic Fishing Clinic and Zebco

Casting Contest for children ages 16 and under

and Senior Fishing Festival. Fishing pole, tackle

and bait will be available for kids and seniors.

Prizes and refreshments are included.**

St. Joseph County**

Constantine

American Legion Post

June 7 7:00am – Noon Joe Whetstone

American Legion Post 223

269-435-2613

Free fishing derby for children ages 15 and under,

accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own

fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and

refreshments are included.**

Wayne County**

Delray Pier

June 7 9:00am – 1:00pm Karen Peltola

Detroit Recreation

Department

313-297-9337

Free fishing fun day for children ages 14 and

under, accompanied by an adult. Please bring

your own fishing pole and tackle. Bait, prizes and

refreshments are included.**

Wayne County**

Michigan State Fair

Grounds

MDNR Pocket Park

June 7 8:30am – 2:00pm Gary Williams

MSU Extension

313-833-3299

Free Step Outside Woman’s Day Program for

women 18 years of age and older. Fishing pole,

tackle, bait and hands on instruction are included.

Please bring your own brown bag lunch.**

Wayne County**

Lake Erie Metropark

June 7 10:00am – 4:00pm Jerry Wykes

Lake Erie Metropark

734-379-5020 ext 5736

Fishing tournament for children ages 5 to 12. Pre-

registration at phone number provided is required.

Prizes and refreshments are included. Cost of the

program is $5.00.**

Wayne County**

Wyandotte

Bishop Park

June 7 10:00am – Noon Leslie Lupo

City of Wyandotte

734-324-4506

Free fishing derby for children ages 5 to 13,

accompanied by an adult (limited to the first 200

children). Please bring your own fishing pole and

tackle. Bait, gifts and prizes are included.**

Wexford County**

Mitchell State Park

Carl T. Johnson

Hunting & Fishing

Center

June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm Rick Torres

Michigan Department of

Natural Resources

231-779-1321

Free 1½ hour fishing charter. Pre-registration at

phone number provided is required. Special

displays, workshops, and refreshments are

included.

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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION

Wexford County**

Manistee National

Forest

Peterson Bridge

Campground

June 7 8:30am – 1:00pm Mike Joyce

U.S. Forest Service

231-723-2211 ext 122

Free fishing derby for children ages 5 to 12,

accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own

fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and

refreshments are included.

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