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DNR marks a century of Michigan natural resources history, change
JOHN PEPIN, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Jan. 25, 2021
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An angler wrestles in a brook trout along an Upper Peninsula stream. (Courtesy Photo/Michigan DNR) Show MoreShow Less
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A goose hunter and his dog get ready to head out on the waters of Goose Lake in Marquette County. (Courtesy photo) Show MoreShow Less
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Michigan Conservation Officer Jennifer Hanson (right) checks deer hunting licenses and chats with hunters Craig Vining of Alpena, (left), and Randy Earnest of Big Rapids, (center), in Iron County. (Courtesy Photo/Michigan DNR) Show MoreShow Less
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In this photo provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Conservation Officer Jennifer Hanson checks deer hunting licenses and chats with hunters Craig Vining, of Alpena, left, and Randy Earnest, of Big Rapids, on a November day in Iron County.
In February 1921, the L’Anse Sentinel in Baraga County was among the news outlets reporting that Michigan Gov. Alex Groesbeck had sent bills to the Legislature that provided for reorganization of numerous components of state government into three separate departments.
Those bills, approved the next month, would create the state departments of agriculture, industrial and labor, and conservation.