Tag Archives: Michigan

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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Bunker Road to Riverbend Natural Area

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joe Neely

Tom Writes (Joe adds photos and editorial notes) . . .  Monday, July 3, 2017 (Started north of Eaton Rapids, pulled out south of Lansing) The theme for today’s paddle was Human Beings. We saw dozens of people paddling canoes … 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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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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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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Write For Our Blog . . . Please

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Joe Neely

we invite anyone with a connection to the river to contribute an entry to our blog Continue reading →

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Lansing to Grand Ledge

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Joe Neely

Tom writes . . . Lansing, Michigan to the Nifty Town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, October 18, 2016 We put the boat in the water just below Lansing’s substantial dam. Foamy water with some sort of sewer smell. Lansing is … Continue reading →

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Grandma Verschoor’s Chili Sauce (a slice of life along the Grand River circa 1935)

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Joe Neely

(Weather, work, and travel – in short, life – have kept us off the river for a month now.  We hope to get out on the Grand at least once more before the snow flies and will renew our quest … Continue reading →

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