[Alan Peterson]

Thanks for the advice. I assume Lesterville to the K bridge would be an easy one-day float.

[Alan Peterson]

I went to that MDC access a year ago and met some MDC people who just happened to be there. They told me the river channel changed and you had to drag your stuff a half mile to get to the water now. They were looking to reroute the road to the water. But I don’t think they were getting much support from Jeff City. Seems a waste for MDC to spend the money to buy land for public access and then give up and leave it unusable. I wouldn’t mind paying some private person five or ten bucks to let me put in, but I hate to rent canoes when I have three of ‘em.

[Alan Peterson]

Remember…  There are a lot of deer hunters on the Lower Rock Creek Forest Service lands when the season is open.

[Alan Peterson]

I agree. Unless some powerful politician gets involved, they can claim they don’t have the money. If the right politician points a bony finger and says, “Thou shalt fix it,” the money will be found.

I was disappointed that, during a two-hour meeting, they talked for an hour and a half and only listened for 30 minutes. I was told the purpose of the meeting was to find out what Crane Lake meant to the community. I drove a long way and I would have liked to hear from a lot of other attendees.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by Alan Peterson.

[Alan Peterson]

I plan to be there.  I hope there is a free box of donuts for the person who drives the farthest to the meeting.  It will be a five hour drive for me.

[Alan Peterson]

I spent the second week of this month at our cabin on Hwy E.  In fifty years, I don’t think I have seen Marble Creek any lower.

[Alan Peterson]

As a biologist, I took Mole Day to mean something else. I thought I was supposed to wear a star on my nose all day.

[Alan Peterson]

Does anyone ever use this site to judge levels?

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_00060=on&cb_00065=on&format=gif_default&site_no=07035800&period=90&begin_date=2017-09-17&end_date=2017-09-24

It’s downstream at E bridge. I just wonder if it is a good correlation.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Alan Peterson.

[Alan Peterson]

Here’s my best photo:

[Alan Peterson]

How did the meeting go?

[Alan Peterson]

Mcchuck,
I sent you a PM
Alan

[Alan Peterson]

Done

[Alan Peterson]

Will do.

[Alan Peterson]

I just got this, and posted my comment:

Hello Mr. Peterson,

If you visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MarkTwainNationalForest/ there is a story posted up about Silver Mines now. Apologies for the delay in getting this up on our social media account.

Sincerely,

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Cody Norris
Public Affairs Officer
Forest Service
Mark Twain National Forest
p: 573-341-7405
csnorris@fs.fed.us
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Rolla, MO 65401
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[Alan Peterson]

Thanks for the help.  I tried to find a place to comment on their Facebook page, but couldn’t find an easy way to comment.  I sent an email to Supervisor Schwenke, asking them to post Facebook story where the public can add comments, but I don’t know if they will.  I suspect the best way to have your voice heard is to call or send an email to Supervisor Schwenke and/or Becky Ewing.

Thanks again.

Also, any help we can get to request from the same Forest Service people to repair the dam at Crane Lake would be appreciated.

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