Gunfire on Lake Huron?

Ths Saginaw News carries this article regarding the planned use of parts of Lake Huron for live gunfire training:

If you hear machine guns on the Saginaw Bay sometime soon, it's likely from the U.S. Coast Guard.

The agency, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is proposing to create 26 "safety zones" throughout the Great Lakes -- including six on Lake Huron -- for live gunfire training.

The closest two to the Bay are east of Tawas City and north of Port Hope in the Thumb.

The Coast Guard would use the zones, at least five miles off shore, for periodic training involving real machine guns and real bullets, officials say.

Coast Guard officials said they would notify boaters of training exercises through transmissions on marine band radio, as well as through marinas and harbor masters.

The U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River has four boats capable of carrying .308-caliber machine guns, said Michael J. Pollack, senior chief at the station.

Harwood, Lindberg win AuSable Marathon

The Traverse City Record Eagle reports on the results from the 2006 AuSable Canoe Marathon:

Jim Harwood and Allen Limberg won the 2006 AuSable River Canoe Marathon. Harwood, 41, of Grayling, and Limberg, 48, of Wausau, Wis., finished the 120-mile course in 14 hours, 33 minutes and 50 seconds, according to unofficial results. It was Harwood's 21st race and Limberg's eighth.

Defending champions Serge Corbin, of Canada, and Jeff Kolka, of Grayling, did not race due to injuries to both racers. The pair had won nine of the previous 10 AuSable races.

For complete race results, visit www.ausablecanoemarathon.org. (Thanks for the email, Nancy).