Rapids in the Grand Next?
Posted by Chip Richards in Economy, Whitewater on 13. Sep, 2009 | 2 Comments
They are installing rapids right now in Chesaning, MI on the Shiawassee River. “This project is sort of like a template for the entire state, maybe even the entire country. It’s the largest one we’ve got in the state of Michigan,” Kahn said.
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/
Beautiful Avon Makeover
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater, Whitewater Parks on 28. May, 2009 | 0 Comments
Making Waves
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater, Whitewater Parks on 10. May, 2009 | 1 Comment
On Tuesday December 4, 2007, instead of shovels, local government leaders plunged kayak paddles into the earth to celebrate a project about seven years in the making: a whitewater park. The Glenwood Springs City Council awarded an $888,838 contract in November for construction of a ‘park and play’ whitewater feature in the Colorado River. A [...]
Wave Of The Future
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater on 30. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
I love the DeVos Place convention center. This sort of forward thinking architecture makes me proud to live in Grand Rapids. The designers and structural engineer worked to blend the facility with its downtown surroundings and the Grand River. The waved roof and rolling structure over the Grand Gallery create a five-sided building that offers [...]
Rapids Sure Bet In Reno, Nevada
Posted by Chip Richards in Whitewater, Whitewater Parks on 25. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
In 2004, Reno transformed a neglected industrial section of their Truckee River and Wingfield Park into a beautiful whitewater course and successful tourist destination. In an attempt to diversify its attractions, “The Biggest Little City” is selling itself as “America’s Adventure Place,” or so the tourist tag line goes.
