MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI (AP)-- Opponents of a nickel and copper mine that recently began production in Marquette County held religious services Saturday to mourn what they say will be a loss of a clean environment in the area.
Concerned Clergy of Marquette led a prayer vigil at noon yesterday outside the gate of Eagle Mine in Marquette County.
Among speakers were residents of the Yellow Dog Plains area and members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
A separate candlelight service was held Saturday evening at Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette.
Mine supporters say it means jobs and economic growth. But Reverend John Magnuson of the Cedar Tree Institute says too little attention has been paid to how the mine will harm wildlife, wetlands and forests.
