Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 7, 1954
Caption:
A Pilot's View of Soil Conservation Practices in Washtenaw: The graceful curves in the air view of a 40-acre field, as shown above, are only incidental to the pictorial evidence of a farmer's determination to conquer soil erosion by good plowing practices. The site is on a farm owned by Mrs. M. Thomas Black of 1110 W. Ellsworth Rd. which is leased and operated on shares by William McCalla. The dark strips are planted to clover, the light strips recently plowed for wheat. The special contour plowing, done under the guidance of County Soil Agent Don Maurer, will stop erosion around high spots in the field at the front and back centers. Water had drained to the east and west sides of the slopes, carrying away rich top soil.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1973
Caption:
Shoreline residents in the Manistee area and elsewhere on the Lake Michigan coast have watched the waters of the lake slowly inch upward for the past three years. Docks went first, then cottages tumbled into the water. Some have tried various erosion controls -- pilings, breakwalls, rockpiles -- but the inexorable advance of the waters prevailed, as the photos left, right, and below [this photo] clearly show. The pilings, right, have helped some, but the water is coming around the ends. A recent storm pulled the footings out from under a number of trees, below right [this photo].

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1973
Caption:
Shoreline residents in the Manistee area and elsewhere on the Lake Michigan coast have watched the waters of the lake slowly inch upward for the past three years. Docks went first, then cottages tumbled into the water. Some have tried various erosion controls -- pilings, breakwalls, rockpiles -- but the inexorable advance of the waters prevailed, as the photos left, right, and below [this photo] clearly show. The pilings, right, have helped some, but the water is coming around the ends. A recent storm pulled the footings out from under a number of trees, below right.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1973
Caption:
Shoreline residents in the Manistee area and elsewhere on the Lake Michigan coast have watched the waters of the lake slowly inch upward for the past three years. Docks went first, then cottages tumbled into the water. Some have tried various erosion controls -- pilings, breakwalls, rockpiles -- but the inexorable advance of the waters prevailed, as the photos left [this photo], right, and below clearly show. The pilings, right, have helped some, but the water is coming around the ends. A recent storm pulled the footings out from under a number of trees, below right.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1973
Caption:
Sandy banks such as this are eaten away by each storm

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1973
Caption:
Erosion of the Lake Michigan shoreline north of Manistee has reached to the very foundation of this cottage

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1973
Caption:
Shoreline residents in the Manistee area and elsewhere on the Lake Michigan coast have watched the waters of the lake slowly inch upward for the past three years. Docks went first, then cottages tumbled into the water. Some have tried various erosion controls -- pilings, breakwalls, rockpiles -- but the inexorable advance of the waters prevailed, as the photos left, right [this photo], and below clearly show. The pilings, right [this photo], have helped some, but the water is coming around the ends. A recent storm pulled the footings out from under a number of trees, below right.