When the Park designation was being considered, I was living and working (momentarily) on Rocky Island. It seemed to me the landowners (fishermen, cabins, resort/restaurant, etc) felt they could do a better job of maintaining the beauty of the Apostles, without government interference/input. Envisioning crowds of people, buildings and other infrastructure, rules and regulations, denial of access and customary usage. To some extent, that did happen. I am just glad the clamoring hoards haven't!
When the Park designation was being considered, I was living and working (momentarily) on Rocky Island. It seemed to me the landowners (fishermen, cabins, resort/restaurant, etc) felt they could do a better job of maintaining the beauty of the Apostles, without government interference/input. Envisioning crowds of people, buildings and other infrastructure, rules and regulations, denial of access and customary usage. To some extent, that did happen. I am just glad the clamoring hoards haven't!
One of my favorite parks is a lesser know park: Mesa Verde. Cliff dwellers lived there.