Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 26 | Michigan Prepares for Its Annual Battle on Perilous Snows

Michigan Prepares ires for Its Itson i Annual Battle on P Perilous rilous Snows 1 2 h J I J y iI i L Y v a. a r. r 4 f s S I 2 T WE i 1 ar SS J Snow as ns hazardous to human life as beautiful l in m the northland forests forests forests for for- ests yearly presents a problem to to- engineering talent Michigan is is increasing increasing in- in in increasing creasing its equipment t to cloar clear such blockades of snow a as that shown above which often cut off whole whole- communities from sources of food and communication Below is Below is a typical upper Michigan snow belt scene SAULT STE STE. MARIE Mich AP AI Michigan Michigan's s romantic wooded northland Is arming for its annual battle of the snows New fleets of or trucks s. s tractors and ard nd snow plows are aie to dog and horse teams and shovel i in ia i breaking the moun white barriers which have taken talen heavy toll toIl of suffering privation and even famine and death In the far reaches leaches of th the timber country Just as winter with its ice lee packs has wrought havoc to shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping in the upper region of the Great Lanes LaKes raging blizzards bUzzards have spread peril perU on the l land nd Lumber camps and villages mages have agave been Isolated isolated iso- iso from the outside world and disease starvation and death stalked behind the high walls waIls of snow v. Mindful l of the plight of Detour small community in the St. St Mar Marys Mary's s sliver river liver valley vaIley GO 60 miles s from front a railroad railroad rail rall- road which last winter was as snowbound snOwbound snowbound snow snOw- bound for weeks wees during which its inhabitants on short rations ra- ra s state and county officials e have taken steps to to- prevent a repetition repetition repetition repe repe- of that condition The government sent two airplanes airplanes air air- planes here and on one of ot them made several trips to the village e. with supplies and mall malI A dog team however was the first to fight through th tl blockade ade An Improvised improvised improvised snowmobile equipped by a Sault Ste Ste. Marie 1 newspaper also man managed ged to to- reach the town But It was several weeks before a highway highway highway high high- way was broken through To avert snow blockades this year car the state has widened and straightened highways in the upper up- up per pei peninsula peninsula- and has brought improved im ii- proved and more powerful snow snowplows I plows into the region legion Volunteer snow fighting forces have been re recruited recruited recruited re- re and certain sections of roadway assigned to them Michigan 1 this year ear has added miles of highway to to- the winter winter winter win win- ter maintenance program making a total of ot miles miley to to- tobe be kept open