No More camping at Crosby Ironton Pits

[BioDiver]

I would rather have the state own these lands; state forests, wildlife management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, state parks, public lake accesses, historic points of interest, and others than to see them sold to developers and have cabins and homes built in all of these places.

Imagine what would happen to the Cuyuna range pits if there were homes all around them with 'perfectly' groomed lawns running right to the water's edge.  You can forget about 30 foot visibility, access to most pits, and camping, period.

The state owns all of this land because, luckily, we still live in a very rural state where the outdoors has a very strong tradition with it's residents.  Instead of thinking about it as a way of 'controlling' the land, think of it as 'protecting' the very things that are so important to our (at least my) way of life.

There will be camping again in the pits, it just won't be the 'free-for-all' it was in the past.  Organization is not a bad thing.