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MI HR0357
Resolution
Status
Passed
11/10/2016
Primary Sponsor
Bill LaVoy
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AI Summary
- Designates November 10, 2016, as Great Lakes Sailors Remembrance Day in Michigan to honor sailors who have lost their lives on the Great Lakes
- Acknowledges Michigan's extensive coastline and the critical role Great Lakes maritime trade plays in transporting iron ore, coal, aggregates, and grains
- Recognizes the dangers faced by Great Lakes sailors and notes that the Great Lakes have more shipwrecks per square mile than anywhere else on earth
- Specifically commemorates the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald and its 29 crewmembers, which sank on November 10 (year not specified in resolution text)
- Dedicates the day to all sailors past and present who work on the Great Lakes to support the region's natural resources and economy
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare November 10, 2016, as Great Lakes Sailors Remembrance Day in the state of Michigan.
Great Lakes Sailors Remembrance Day
Last Action
Adopted
11/10/2016
Full Bill Text
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