The Grand River starts in south Michigan and flows for 260 miles to Lake Michigan's eastern shore of Grand Haven making it the longest river in Michigan. It is navigable from Grand Haven to Grand Rapids, a distance of 40 miles
Lewis J Kuber...306 meters long....100 meters wide
It's a notch ship.....powered by the tugboat pushing it
Grand Haven Municipal Marina with fixed slips
You can ride the Historic Trolley all day for $1.50
Transportation Museum at the old train depot
The old Coast Guard Station on the North Pier is non-operational
Grand Haven is considered Coast Guard City USA
If you find one....buy it....very valuable
In the late 1800s Grand Haven was a major lumbering center and one of the biggest furniture manufactures in the US......Today tourism is the biggest business
Shopping in Historic downtown with 100+ local merchants selling their goods
Wooden Nickel for lunch
Rotary Splash Pad
Lots of dogs for me to watch
Mississagi under his own power
Schooner Wind Dancer
A unique experience for us was to watch the playing of the Grand Haven Musical Fountain from the bridge of our boat. This is the World's Largest Musical Fountain, 250 feet long, 4000 gallons per minute, as high as 100 feet in still air, with colored lights and water dancing to music. It is directly across the channel from our marina...
Town Houses overlooking the Grand River
Charter Fishing at Chinock Pier
The river-wall tie-up is very bumpy on weekends
Waterfront Park
Farmer's Market was busy
Every Wednesday and Saturday during the season
Community band
Historic Engine displayed
We watched boats go by during the afternoon
US Coast Guard and Sheriff keeping watch
Busy on Grand River
Think they arrived for a party
They were dressed for a formal party
Our marina is busy
This is a busy port on weekends. You need a reservation if you want to stay at the Municipal Marina where all the action happens......
Nice visit with Dale and Linda who crossed their wake in Grand Haven last Monday...
Pat and John joined us for dinner on the boat and we had fun people watching.....
We leave Sunday for Holland MI if the weather is favorable.......
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