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Manitou Passage:
Rebirth of Palmer’s King’s Challenge
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Terry Moore
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By Terry Moore
he first time I met Bob Kuras, President of The Homestead in Glen Arbor, was at the inaugural Michigan Golf Summit in 1989. Kuras had been in the news the previous three years for his tenacious efforts to build a championship golf course at his acclaimed resort. In spite of spending a small fortune in feasibility plans and environmental impact statements, Kuras’s dream of a world-class resort layout was blocked by concerns by area residents and governmental authorities
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(most notably the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) that a course would harm the ecosystem of the pristine Crystal River. (For an interesting historical perspective on the controversy, visit http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_ books/slbe/adhi_5g.htm ) Anyway, Kuras attended the second day of the two-day Summit which included a panel discussion on “The Environment and
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