Chuck Silence, Vice-President
Grand Marais (218) 387-9844 loonybin1314@msn.com
I lived in the city of Indianapolis until I was 12 years old, so I have always appreciated the lakes and the forests of the Arrowhead region. I graduated from Cook County High School in 1974 and joined the US Army serving for almost 22 years. I was stationed in Washington state, Germany, Colorado, Korea, California, and Virginia—when I lived in big cities, I always wished I was back on the North Shore.
I agreed to serve on the Arrowhead Coalition of Multiple Use because I want to see our natural resources protected—but not closed off. The Superior National Forest and state lands that surround our community are big enough to allow all users.
I enjoy hunting with my two sons—with rifle and bow—and I plan to share that sport with my grandchildren. I enjoy fishing from canoe and motorboat. I am an avid ATVer and snowmobiler and I will do what I can to help create safe and reasonable routes. But I’m not “just a motorhead.” I like snowshoeing and I like hiking—one of my favorite hiking routes is the Border Route, which is sadly overgrown. We need to work together on projects like that, keeping trails open, rather than spending time in courts fighting over forest plans.
I want my four grandchildren to have the same freedom to enjoy our public lands as I have had.