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July 4, 2020

Your intrepid explorers, Tom (l) and Joe Neely.

Tom Neely

Joe Neely

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Captain Joe’s view from the stern as we set off from Ada, near the Amway HQ.

Note this house built on stilts to avoid flooding.

There is an eagle sitting in this nest near the Plainfield DNR take-out; I wish I’d had a more powerful zoom lens.

Typical scenery and a good representation of the river’s color. Reflected sunlight often makes the river appear blue, but up close it is brown.

We leave the Billie V locked to a tree for the night at the take-out location. What a grand old girl she is!

July 5

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DNR dock in Plainfield

Sun reflected behind wispy cloud

Not every home on the Grand is a mansion

The Ann St bridge and downtown from Riverside Park, Grand Rapids

Our mother’s childhood home on Lafayette NE, just a few blocks from the Grand

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