Tag Archives: West Michigan

A Grand 4th of July on the Grand

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Joe Neely

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 →

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Many Robins So Far, but no Bugs

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Joe Neely

Tom Writes . . .  Today, I met my friend Kelly, and we walked along the Grand. The fat brown part of the Grand, above the dams, just north of downtown Grand Rapids. Lovely morning, pale sunshine, not-a-cloud blue heavens, … 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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