I just finished reading the "Concerned Citizens" article to oppose forest trail closure. I’ve been visiting St. Ignace since 1953, when my grandparents rented from Lenore Miles and her mother and father as they owned Miles Cabins. My grandparents first stayed at Miles in the ’30s and used an "A" ticket throughout the war. Remember when!

If the ORV is to survive in Michigan, it needs to clean up its act.

1. It needs to pay its way with trail usage stickers, just like we snowmobilers do. Today, it’s not even close. Rightfully so, it should cost $100 per machine per year use permit or purchase a vehicle license plate. The amount they pay for their permit now will only fix a small part of the damage they do. My message is, go to Lansing and get organized. You’re 25 years behind the snowmobile program.

2. The ORV needs to be limited April 1 to October 31. We don't need the ORV during hunting season, and we must always accommodate our disabled. I am tired of having an ORV tear up a beautifully groomed snowmobile trail that I pay a lot of money to ride.

3. Fix what you mess up. Get organized in clubs and sponsor trails. The community needs you as a custodian. The ORV brings a lot of tourism dollars – promote it!

4. Most ORVs are fine. Do away with the one that has a "live" rear axle. It really messes things up. Use tires that are "highway" rated so you can use some hardtop side of the roads and have all of your 4X4 units be full-time, just like my new Ford is. Did you know the "off road" tires now used are non-compliant for "highway use?" Quit giving people a reason to dislike you.

5. Quit fighting among yourselves. There’s not enough real estate in Michigan for everyone to have their own pathway. It won’t work.

6. Be proactive, and stuff can happen. Keep crying, and stuff will happen, however, I don't think you will like it.

Bill Taylor Delta, Ohio