Michigan announced today that to save money the state will close 23 rustic campsites.

The details are covered well by fellow blogger Gr8LakesCamper http://bit.ly/eVfdat.

But I did have a few questions for the state:

If these rustic campsites are not staffed and offer almost no services, where is the savings?

Are we talking about picking up the trash once a week?

How about leaving them open and requesting that campers carry out their own trash?

I always wonder about such cuts: They draw a lot of publicity but save very little.