Original Article here.
Dam timeline • In the 1870s, the old dam south of Wright Street was built around the same time the canal was constructed between lakes Cadillac and Mitchell. • In 1955, the Department of Conservation submitted lake level recommendations based on a thorough study of the lakes, following a number of years of complaints by tourists and owners of property. • In 1967, Judge William Peterson issued a court order dictating minimum and maximum water levels on the lakes. • In 1973, the Wexford County Board of Commissioners relieved the city of managing lake levels at the old dam following accusations of a fish die-off resulting from the Clam River being lowered too much. The responsibility of managing levels was delegated to the drain commissioner. • In 1975, the current Clam River dam was finished near the Sound Garden.
