Category Archives: rivers

Sturgeon in the Grand?

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Joe Neely

Joe Writes: I saw an article about the sturgeon harvest on Black Lake and wondered whether there was a population of sturgeon in the Grand. It turns our there is, indeed, such a population in the river. An M-Live story … Continue reading →

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The River in Winter

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Joe Neely

 Joe Writes . . .  Driving across the state from Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids and back today, I took the opportunity to check in on the Grand in a few spots, including two areas we canoed this summer.  The … Continue reading →

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Remove the Dams?

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Joe Neely

The North Lansing Dam on the Grand River Joe Writes . . .  There is an environmental movement afoot aimed at removing dams from rivers throughout America, the general premise being “the more natural, the better” in rivers as in … Continue reading →

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