East Side Gets It.
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater on 27. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
Chris Fryer | The Saginaw News Pete’s Contracting excavator operator Aaron VandenBos of Falmouth moves rocks into place as part of a project involving the construction of nine rock barriers that decline down river to create a flow of rapids where the Chesaning Dam used to exist in the Shiawassee River next to Cole Park [...]
Good Clean Fun In The City
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater on 13. Aug, 2009 | 0 Comments
This is video from an artificial whitewater park in Golden, Colorado. The waves are man made. They look and behave naturally. By removing the dangerous and unsightly lowhead dams down stream of the fishing dam on our Grand River, we have room for several of these beautiful features. Imagine rapids in the Grand for Grand [...]
Grand River Whitewater Park Preferred Alternative
Posted by Mike Devarenne in Whitewater on 11. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
Download an updated version of the Green Grand Rapids, Special Study Grand River Whitewater Park Preferred Alternative, prepared for the City of Grand Rapids. (It’s a large file, so be patient — it’s worth the wait!) This report investigates the benefits and challenges of a whitewater park in Grand Rapids.
Sturgeon Moon
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater on 06. Aug, 2009 | 0 Comments
You know by now, we’re big sturgeon fans. The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water were most readily caught during this month. Check out Sturgeon For Tomorrow http://www.sturgeonfortomorrow.org/
