The Mullett Township Board voted on June 7, 2011 to install stairs to allow safe Public access from the DNR Trail to the Sutherland Road end on Mullett Lake in Topinabee. Here they are, all new construction in a flash. The stairs are a welcome addition to our recreational assets here in Mullett Township and are part of the Board's proposed $100,000 Capital Outlay budget for 2011-2012.We encourage you to check it out. Parking is available on public property just south of and across the M27 from the Topinabee Apartments. Please park between the survey stakes. Pack a light snack, take your water bottle and make a few laps up and down the eleven steps. We do caution you, there are only 47 feet open to the public on this road end and the southernmost 12 feet has a private boathouse encroaching on the public right of way. There is no public dock again this year after a public outcry last summer succeeded in seeing the dock reinstalled for a few months. The adjacent private dock is clearly marked NO TRESPASSING and please do not look at or approach the first cottage to the north. You have been warned. The Township Board has not yet announced a time and date for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The ceremony will be subject to a determination of the legality of charging mileage and a per diem for their attendance.(Click on pic for larger view)
