Sunrise Coast Pure Michigan Byway
The Sunrise Coast Pure Michigan Byway is a program under the Michigan Department of Transportation. It begins in Standish and travels 200 miles up the Lake Huron shoreline to Mackinaw City. The Sunrise Coast Byway connects to a River Road National Scenic Byway in Oscoda.
Visit the Sunrise Coast website sunrisecoast.org!
Sunrise Coast Management Council
The Sunrise Coast Byway is overseen by a Management Council - this Council sets the direction of the program and provides feedback to the Northeast Michigan Council of Governments (who manages and provides staffing and technical support for the program).
Current Sunrise Coast Management Council Members:
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES:
Cheboygan County:
Cheboygan Chamber of Commerce: Carole Yeck (Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce Director)
Mackinaw City Representative: Dean Martin (Mackinaw City Village Manager)
Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce: Chuck Ball (Mackinaw City Chamber Director)
City of Cheboygan: Chris Bauer (Community Development Director)
Cheboygan County: Michael Turisk (Planning & Zoning Director)
Presque Isle County:
Presque Isle County: Anne Belanger (Presque Isle Library & Bon Ami Filmworks) –Chairperson
Rogers City: Joe Hefele (Rogers City Manager)
Presque Isle Township: Steve Lang and Cynthia Paavola
Rogers City Main Street (Kaelie Fessler, Director)
Alpena County:
Alpena Chamber of Commerce: Paige Fisher (Alpena Chamber Director)
Target Alpena: Lenny Avery (Executive Director)
City of Alpena: Montiel Birmingham (Planning and Development Director) (alternate Kevin Fisher)
Alpena Township: Abbi Kaszubowski (Supervisor)
Sanborn Township: Ken Gauthier (Supervisor)
Alpena CVB: Mary Beth Stutzman (Alpena CVB Director)
Alpena County: Bill LaHaie, Alpena County Commissioner (alternate Travis Konarzewski)
Alcona County:
Alcona Township: Marlena MacNeill (Supervisor)
Alcona County: Mary Ellen Jones (Mitten Women Productions)
City of Harrisville: Jacquelyn Schwanz (Harrisville City Council)
Iosco County:
Iosco County: Dave Wentworth (Heritage Coast Sailing & Rowing)
Develop Iosco: Jennifer Riggs (Executive Director)
Oscoda CVB: Erin Kellstrom (Oscoda CVB Executive Assistant) - Vice-Chairperson and Belle Flora
Oscoda Chamber: Belinda Kusibab (President)
Baldwin Township: Chris Martin (Supervisor)
AuSable Township: Eric Strayer (Superintendent)
Arenac County:
Arenac County: Brenda Matt, Standish Depot
Arenac County: Heather Bauman
Au Gres: Dale Wiltse (City Manager)
Organizations, Agencies & Other:
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Sarah Waters and Stephanie Gandulla
Friends of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary: vacant
Museums: Chris Witulski (Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan Director)
Michigan Department of Transportation (Alpena TSC): Kevin Schaedig
Michigan Department of Transportation (North Region): Heidi Phanheuf
Michigan Department of Transportation (Byway Program): Clayton Sigmann
Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Blake Gingrich and Eric Ostrander
Michigan Sea Grant: Brandon Schroeder
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe: Don Seal (alternate Frank Cloutier)
US Forest Service: Andrew Kenyon
Michigan State Police: Jason Kunath
Private Tourism: Ian Dockrill (Lost Lake Woods)
Private Tourism: Scott Susalla
Corridor Management Plan: