Illinois Visitors Caught Defacing Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Fined, Banished From Park

4 Fined, Banned From Pictured Rocks For Vandalism: Feds

Officials said the Illinois visitors climbed the rocks and carved large letters into the cliff faces.

Four people fined, banned from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

MARQUETTE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Four Illinois residents have been fined and banned from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula. The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan says they were caught by a U.S. park ranger carving large letters into the faces of the cliffs on July 25th. They were each ordered to pay a $500 fine and are not allowed to visit the park for a year. Their names are not being released.

Vandalism at Pictured Rocks leads to fines, year-long bans for 4 visitors from Illinois

Four visitors from Illinois were fined and given a year-long ban from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for vandalizing the park by carving large letters into the cliff faces.

4 fined, banned for 1 year for vandalizing cliffs at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Four people from Illinois have been fined and banished from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for one year after vandalizing part of the park.

Michigan's Pictured Rocks damaged by vandalism: Illinois residents held accountable

Four people accused of vandalizing the cliffs at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan were fined and banned from entering the park for a year

Illinois visitors caught defacing Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore fined, banished from park

Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.