Did this River Build Michigan, the Midwest and the Prairie States? Kind of. . .
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- Join us on an journey down the historic Lower Grand River, from the bustling city of Grand Rapids to the serene shores of Grand Haven. In this immersive adventure, we'll navigate the waters aboard a large freighter canoe, delving into the rich history, innovation, and industry that has shaped the Midwest.
We'll uncover the pivotal role this waterway has played in the development of the region. From its early days as a vital trade route for Native American tribes to its transformation into a bustling hub of commerce during the industrial revolution, the Grand River has witnessed firsthand the remarkable innovations and advancements that propelled the Midwest forward.
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I know where a Voyageur cabin site is in the City of Jackson. I found it when I was a kid. My friend and I found a clay pipe bowl sitting on tree roots and the last vestiges of bottoms of logs that formed the base of the cabin, long rotted away. The year was 1958 and I was ten years old at the time.
That snacklbox is brilliant.
Wow. As a lifelong Michigander, I learned something new. Really well done!
I grew up in Muskegon, I've been to Grand Haven more times than I can count. Went to college in Grand Rapids. The early lumber industry on the Grand River was eventually eclipsed by the lumber industry on the Muskegon River, which drains the entire northern area of the Southern Peninsula, but without the earlier industry on the Grand there wouldn't have been the later successes. And that bit about the dynamo in GR in 1880 was something I'd never heard before! The video of crossing under the US-31 drawbridge at Grand Haven was just cool. I've driven over that sooooo many times, never had an opportunity to cross under it. That was a treat. Thanks! Great channel and awesome video. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by. Agreed! The Muskegon has quite a history related to logging for sure!
Great history research and unique presentation. Proud of your presentation for everything Michigan.
My neck of the woods. Been on the grand 100’s of times. Used to be very polluted but now is in really decent shape considering the amount of farmland and cities developed along its path. Very solid fishery now.
The headwaters of the three longest rivers in the state are in Jackson County, The Grand, Kalamazoo and the River Raisin.
Well who wants to know about these facts? You'd think from this video that the Grand River actually starts about in the middle. Jackson County always gets the short end if the stick. When I first saw the headline of this video, I figured they would start at the head waters (Jackson) for those who didn't know and move up to Lansing and so on. I'm disappointed to say the least.
Not in that canoe, lots of logs and tight bends in those areas.
@@blauer2551the vid was excellent, but a sequel would be much appreciated.
Outstanding, informative!! So glad I found you both.
I stumbled upon this great video this evening. I live in Ottawa County and have traveled through Lamont, Eastmanville, GVSU and visited the Riverbend Airstrip. All of which you do a story of from your boat on the Grand River. Thank so much for sharing the history of the Grand River as it wonders through my West Michigan communities.
Live on Lake Creek in Saranac, a tributary to the Grand
You mentioned Lake Chicago. A very small remnant of its ancient shoreline can be found in the Indiana Dunes National Park at the intersection of Hadenfeldt and Furnessville roads. Just past this intersection to the south is a small rise. That is the old shoreline. Lake Michigan's shoreline is about a mile north of the intersection.
The same for Ridge Rd from Lansing IL to Hobart. It was built on the "ridge" of the old Lake Chicago shoreline.
Another great presentation. Really enjoyed the lesson and the travel on Michigan’s “Grand” river.
That’s a pretty epic canoe trip! Great historical nuggets about the river that, as a lifelong West Michigander and local trivia buff, even I didn’t know. Great work with the maps! I also think it’s noteworthy how few bridges span the river from Grandville to Grand Haven. It is so costly to build a bridge as the span is so wide only 4 cross along that 30 mile stretch you showed us. Just another way the river impacts people’s lives still today.
Love the drone pictures
How good was that!!! I loved it. America, its who we are!!
LOVE your channel! Another wonderful, informative video.
Great history lesson. We are headed to Grand Haven in a few weeks to camp on the Lake Michigan beach.
I love the fun fact about the bugler❤
Thanks for the time and research gone into making this video. I'm a sixth generation Michigander on my moms side, and my dad's family can be traced back before Michigan was a state! But your video even taught me a few things about the state I didn't know.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed your work immensely, you have such a wonderful ability to describe the history and beauty of our wonderful state. I grew up on a farm along the Grand River in Lowell. They were some of the best memories of my life. My Dad showed me the deed to our farm and Rix Robinson was the original owner. I left Lowell,as a young man and have traveled all over the world and have lived out west for the last 55 years and I have never seen a place that means more to me than Lowell does.
Thanks for the kind words! Lowell is a good place. And a title with Rix Robinson as the original owner. . . amazing!
LOVE this....way back, our rivers were our roads. This is so much like the Keweenaw...water routes for fur trading, and like my bro's Nahma Inn...Nahma had the Bay de Nocquet lumber company, who made tons of wood for Chicago after the big fire...then Chicago got what they needed and the lumber company shut down. Nahma is one of the lil' touristo type places. Right on Lake Michigan. (Lake Chicago....I ALWAYS learn something from you!)
Plus, they cut 90 plus percent of the trees down, so that also may be why the industry tanked.
@@skypilotrg no....not at all.
Great stuff ! Thanks so much for doing this 👍
Hey, I grew up in Lowell. 👍
I just kayaked part of the Grand River last weekend. Thank you Chuck and Poppins for the history tour!
Another great video. Always enjoy watching your videos and look forward to the next one. Keep them coming !
Great video! Loved the history lesson from your adventure.
greetings from GR! i fish the grand every weekend with my girl and her boy. it's a fantastic piece of MI history and scenery. if you get a chance, you may want to look into the history of Singapore, MI and it's sandy fate on the north side of the Muskegon River.
The headwaters of the Grand River are only a few miles from the headwaters of the River Raisin which flows southeast into Lake Erie. A short portage got folks across the peninsula almost entirely on water.
Thanks for the history lesson that wasn't supplied in this video.
Loved learning the history. Thank you.
Great history! Love the "snacklebox". Great idea! 😀
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Wonderful video . Great information . You put the story back in History . Thank you .
Always a learning adventure 👍🏻
Excellent video. I hope you do one on the Kalamazoo and Muskegon Rivers as well
Great story. Excellent drone footage and soundtrack.
Thanks for sharing insights
Now it totally makes sense why Grand Rapids is the furniture capital.
WAS the furniture capital of the world.
The Grand River story is likely the most impressive of all Lower Michigan river histories, but it has parallels - the Saginaw and the Muskegon Rivers. Both help provide timber to state and national industries. The Saginaw River virtually grew up on the logging business; if you canoe the Muskegon River you can still see the ghosts of the railways that brought the logs to the water.
For someone who has never been to Michigan, I know a fair bit about the state. This video was packed with new information! Thanks, Chuck! Thanks, Poppinsyou have excellent videos!
I would love to hear the story on us 12 that runs Detroit to Chicago
Hey Chuck greetings from the sunrise side of Michigan 😊
In the late 70's, I attended Grand Valley State Colleges. It later changed
the name to Grand Valley State University . . . GVSU. The River was . . . right there
and the rowing team had a dock.
Speaking of raw sewage, 20 years ago before Grand Rapids updated their sewer system there were bumper stickers plastered around town saying, "Everytime it rains in Grand Rapids shit happens " due to storm water overwhelming the sewer system and dumping raw sewage into the Grand River.
Very entertaining ❤
You guys are so fun 😊
Awesome, Thanks !
Loved it. Thanks.
The Grand River has been a part of my life. Grew up in Grand Ledge, hiked the river trail through the Ledges often. Great Video!
I know this family and live right 5here in grandville..sooo cool. Nice work guys and AWESOME snackle box!!
Hey, how long have you lived in Lowell? I’m from Lowell myself. Brother still lives there. My wife and I now live up in northern Kent County a few miles west of Greenville. I’ve been watching your videos for a good bit but wasn’t aware you call Lowell Home! Good for you two. My name is David Chrisman/class of 81.
David, We've lived in Lowell since the early 90's. I taught first and second grade at Bushnell and Cherry Creek. I had Autumn Chrisman, any relation? Thanks for taking time to comment! Martha
My Brother Daniel lives there still and his name is Daniel Chrisman and his wife teaches currently in Belding at the Middle School in Spec Ed and her name is Michelle. They have two kids that went through Lowell Schools named Zach and Nicole but they were in school there during the 2010/20’s. I was not aware of other Chrisman’s in the Lowell Area but our family that far back? We moved there from Grand Rapids the summer (77) before my Freshman year and we lived on Monroe Street. My mother passed in 2018 so we sold the house (Dad passed in 2003). I was watching this video on the Grand River and was just excited to hear you were from Lowell! Thanks for the stories/history. Love them! Have a great weekend,
David Chrisman
@@davidchrisman855
I believe Dan was my classmate. Small world.
I live on the grand, amazing river and all the feeders are some of the best fishing!
Thank you! What a wonderful history lesson.
Great video! Thank you!!
Good information! I hadn't realized that Grand Valley State University had been there that long!
Great video..thank you!!
Great Video!
Interesting! My family come from Grand River Ottawa and I recently traced back to ancestors which include fur trader Joseph Bailly, who lived on Mackinac Island and owned a trading post on the Grand River. In fact, one of his daughters was adopted by Mme La Framboise. I keep trying to learn more family and Michigan history so thanks for the tour!
Thanks for the great tour and history lesson , the snackle box look great 😀
A Grand Video of the Grand River. Great job. Very Interesting.
Good job. Interesting tidbits about the area. Creative delivery!
I grew up in Jenison and graduated from GVSU (became a university while I was there-started out as an alternative style colleges, with 4 campus in one location). The riverboat wasn’t there when I was growing up, but there were two outhouses along that stretch. Always funny to see if one or both floated down the river in the spring thaw 🤣😂🤣
RV and Poppins: As a lifelong ( so far ), resident of Michigan, I still learnuch from your videos. Keep up the good work.
A question; Have you ever considered doing a video or videos on Michigan Ghost Towns that sprang up due to the lumber industry then when the lumbering died, the town died.
Just a thought.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Cool canoe, it reminds me of a pirogue. I like reading or hearing stories about the old lumber industry. Our great grandfather came down from Canada to be a teamster at the Michigan camp where he met our great grandmother. The story goes on. It would be interesting to see what the area as it used to be with white and red pine.
Thanks for sharing your journeys - just subscribed and am binge watching. Really appreciate the on-site history.
Thanks for the info. I have been trying to find videos on the grand river, I'd like to do a trip with my barrel boat camper there, love your channel and all the info is awesome, I'm from SE michigan.
I love this channel keep it up!!!
Another fantastically informative video. Thank you!
Shout-out to Steamboat campground! I live in an RV full time and stayed with them for two winters. Wonderful campground with great amenities, if you don't mind paying a premium for the RV sites! Great videos!
Sweet boat 👍
Love your videos. Always learn a lot about the history of the state I thought I knew!
Keep them coming!!!
Thanks for the great history lesson , you guys are awesome !
Thanks Chuck and Poppins, another great video.👍
Thanks 👍
You guys are too much. What a good life. Production of scenery, adventure and history is captivating. Thank you.
Thanks!
wow wow
That was Awesome guys!! Lot's of info there we didn't know about the river!! J & C
Thanks, you have to do a review of that canoe someday..
Nice float
Love your videos
Listening from Mackinac Island Michigan
I have always enjoyed your videos
Because they are entertaining and educational
I grew up in Grand Haven, a mile north of the mouth.
I really enjoyed your video and taking the time to learn about and share some of the more interesting aspects of the region.
There's also a lot of history about the Boynton families going back to when 3 brothers first arrived in the area in the 1830s. My mother's side is descended from one of those brothers, and we've enjoyed family reunions at Bill's property on the river and more recently on his Grand Lady Riverboat.
Thanks for sharing!
Snackle box 💯🙂
The Grand River who knew? Awesome job y'all as always. What kind of boat is that super cool.Snacklebox LMAO.
Great video guys! I was raised on the backwaters of the Ada dam on the Thornapple river. I know the area well, bravo on a great presentation.
This was a great episode really enjoyed it. I love the back-and-forth between the two of you pouring out the knowledge. How long a trip was it or did I miss that? I hope you’re following continues to grow.
It was about 3 hours with our goofing around and taking video.
Been following couple yrs and still like going with😅
I live in Indian River and my parents live in Greenville. Now do one on the flat river lol
My Ottawa friend who is now passed and lived in Newberry Michigan, Jesse Chambers, of the bear clan said he always felt a lot of power from the "OHWASHTANONG", Whenever he visited here where I live om sec 1 and 2 Cascade twp Ada mailing address on the Grand River.
I live right there (Jenison) , cool stuff
Good thinking popin 😅
Love your videos, living in kzoo
Enjoyed every second, you guys do a great job. Stumbled across a great channel to fulfill my adventurous spirit. Lol. Thanks very much and Happy Exploring.
Thanks so much!
You had me at “Snackel Box”!
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So where does the grand river start ..? as a creek of some kind ?.. it looks like it starts in Northern Ohio and is it the Grand River down there or just a little run off creek ? or what. ! do you know ?.. wish you could go all the way to the start of it and show and tell a bit about it ..I find it interesting !..
.I.wish there was a boat service that would start at the very beginning and go until the rapids and dam in GR.... Pull the boat out,.. and put back in below the rapids and go all the way to Grand Haven ....I wish they would put in a lock system in GR so boats could by pass the rapids ...! Now How Cool would that be ? You know how great this would be to be able to do this. Ever heard of Canell Boats ,or Narrow boats, like they have in England,. and the Erie Canell that would be a new business to get going, Its my dream to have one to do this trip !....what do you think ? I love your story telling Look forward to what you post, Very Well Done, "Thank you for your efforts"
....P.S. You too Need a little bit bigger Boat where you can be sheltered from the wind and rain and make dinners or snacks and be able to sleep on it to do trips like this ..!.. doesnt have to be much bigger just a little ...that would be pretty fun !.
Just found you guys, I’m surprised to hear that Lowell is your hometown!
Hope to bump into you sometime at The Flat River Grill or possibly hiking the new foot bridge across the Grand River to Riverside Park!
We'll see you around!
I live in Holland MI. the grand sadly has become one of our most polluted rivers as well.
Snacklebox!! ♥
you two are adorable. Love the videos.
Great video!
Did you have your trailer pre-positioned to pull Loki out?
Poppin’s snacklbox is hilarious!
We did have it pre-positioned.
i love this channel! anything on the st.Joe river?
Nothing yet. We have a long list, though.
Great post. Love the "snackle box". How long was the trip in miles and time?
33 miles. It took about 3 hours I think?