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On Langston Hughes, Van Morrison and Writing

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Joe Neely

Joe Writes . . . River’s gonna take you where it wants you to go: can’t tell the wind not to howl or the river not to flow. I have been thinking of writing a piece on the river in … Continue reading →

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Dimondale to Grand River Park in Lansing

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Joe Neely

Sept 1, 2017 from Chicago by Carl Sandburg (1878 – 1967) Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: Joe Writes . … Continue reading →

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McArthur Park in Eaton Rapids: Why We Care

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Joe Neely

Tom Writes . . .  August 1, 2017 Gale Road Landing to MacArthur Park Do you remember that “MacArthur Park,” is my brother Joe’s favorite song? Do you remember that he sings it at the top of his lungs often, … Continue reading →

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The Grand River, Jackson County

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Joe Neely

The Grand in Jackson County (a prose poem in progress) Continue reading →

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Things That Fly Over the Grand

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Joe Neely

Tom writes . . .  Middle Grand River – Eaton Rapids to Bunker Road – June 12, 2017 Things that fly over the Grand River – Not necessarily Joe and I… This seems to be the beginning of Dragonfly Season. … Continue reading →

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Kicking Off 2017 at the Source of the Grand River

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Joe Neely

Joe Writes: April 15 was unusually warm with fierce winds; steady winds were probably 25 miles-per-hour with gusts up to 35 or 40 miles-per-hour. The result was that our canoeing across the open waters of Grand Lake were curtailed for … Continue reading →

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Paddling Season is Upon Us

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Joe Neely

Joe Writes: God willing and the creek don’t rise we’ll get out on the river in Jackson County this Sunday, April 9, kicking off our paddling season for 2017. It will be Palm Sunday, and while I hate to miss … Continue reading →

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Glass Half-Full On The Grand

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Joe Neely

Joe Writes: It’s difficult to be optimistic about the future of the Grand during these last few weeks of winter, but I’m trying. First comes the story of 2 million gallons of sewage being dumped into the river just a … Continue reading →

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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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Camping Along the Grand?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Joe Neely

There doesn’t seem to be any camping along the Grand, at least during the first 75% (or more) of the river which is upstream from Grand Rapids.  I was thinking it would be fun to paddle in somewhere, invite a … Continue reading →

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