FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Temporary Closure Planned for Prickett Fishing Pier Week of August 21st

August 17, 2023  |  Press Releases

TEMPORARY CLOSURE PLANNED FOR PRICKETT FISHING PIER WEEK OF AUGUST 21ST
CLOSURE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT PLANNED FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is announcing the company’s fishing pier facility at Prickett Reservoir will be temporarily closed to the public on Monday, August 21, 2023, through Friday, August 25, 2023. The closure is required to support planned maintenance and facility improvements that are being completed by UPPCO.

Maintenance activities are scheduled to occur between August 21st and August 25th – Monday through Friday. UPPCO is also reminding the public to be safe whenever recreating near the company’s hydroelectric facilities and to obey all posted warning signs.

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Dan Freeborn
Manager of Communications and External Affairs
Office:
(906) 232-1422
Mobile:
(906) 250-6474
Email:
dfreeborn@uppco.com

UPPCO is the Upper Peninsula’s largest electric utility serving approximately 52,000  customers across 4,460 square miles. UPPCO and its predecessors have excelled at  providing dependable service and safe, reliable energy to its valued customers for more than 135 years.