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Link to New Blog, Same Writer
I have started a new blog – http://www.theoccasionalpoem.com, also on WordPress – in order to share my poetry. Many of these poems have roots in The Great Isolation of COVID, when I set out to collect poems written 20 years … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, Grand River, Great Lakes, Men, Michigan, nature, paddling, poetry, rivers, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged brothers, canoeing, Grand River, Lake Michigan, Michigan, poetry, rivers
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A Poem About Growing Up in South Euclid, 1960’s
. . . a pretty girl, a summer day and a Schwinn Stingray Continue reading
Posted in Cleveland, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Cleveland, Schwinn, South Euclid, young love
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Wisconsin: the view from Michigan
(Newswire) Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson said Capitol rioters “love this country” and “would never do anything to break the law” so he wasn’t concerned for his safety on January 6, 2021. Had the rioters been from Black Lives Matter … Continue reading
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Complete! Finished! Done!
August 8 – 10, 2020Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan Tom Writes . . . Cranky Old Men with Stiff Legs and Sore RearsGlorious Michigan SummerTruly GRAND River We started at the southwest corner of Grand Rapids. The river loops south, … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, family, Great Lakes, Michigan, paddling, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, Grand Haven MI, Grand Rapids MI, Grand River
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Closing in on Our Goal: Halleluiah!
Joe Writes . . . After starting in southern Jackson County during the summer of 2016 and paddling, in fits and starts, all the way to downtown Grand Rapids it is finally reasonable to contemplate the end of our journey. … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, Environment, family, Grand River, Great Lakes, Men, Michigan, paddling, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged brothers, Grand Rapids MI, Grand River, Jackson County MI, Jackson MI, Lake Michigan
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A Summertime Cucumber Treat
Joe Writes . . . Tom and I will be on the river again in mid-August. We planned four consecutive days of paddling to finish our quest but Tom’s butt has forced us to change our plans. He got so … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, family, Grand River, paddling, Pandemic, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged cucumbers, Farmers Market, nostalgia, recipes
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Two Days on the Grand in Photos
Joe Posts . . . July 4, 2020 Your intrepid explorers, Tom (l) and Joe Neely. Click on individual photos for captions. July 5 Click on individual photos for captions. -30- We are glad you found our blog. If you … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, Environment, family, Michigan, paddling, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged Ada, eagles, Grand Rapids MI, Grand River, Plainfield Township MI
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A Grand 4th of July on the Grand
Tom writes… Fourth of July, 2020 Ada to North Grand Rapids The logistics of canoe-ing are monstrous. You already know our boat, the Billie V, lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, far from our current paddling area in West Michigan. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, Environment, family, Michigan, nature, paddling, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged Ada MI, birds, eagles, Grand Rapids MI, Grand River, West Michigan
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As the Brothers Resume Their Journey, Uncle Joe Calls BS
Joe Writes . . . I’ve found a lovely spot for writing about getting older, here in front of the picture window in my living room. I can swivel the chair and look out over our lawn, with the sun … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, health, Men, Michigan, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged brothers, Grand River, health
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Our Quest Resumes on the 4th of July!
Just as our nation declared its independence from the tyrannical rule of George III on the 4th of July in 1776, we will declare our independence from the physical decline of advancing age – and our disdain for the despotic … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, Environment, family, Grand River, Great Lakes, Michigan, nature, paddling, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged 4th of July, Ada MI, Grand Rapids MI, Grand River
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